Essex, United Kingdom
This month's tangents:
Oua-Anou Diarra — Kouma (16 September 2026, Tangential Music) — Griot storytelling meets filtered electronic drums, from forthcoming album Interface.
Kiala & Afroblaster — Ghetto People (17 September 2026, Tangential Music) — Fela-schooled Afrobeat with bluesy grit and hip hop edge.
Franck Biyong — Dilam (23 September 2026, Tangential Music) — Afrobeat-Highlife meets Congolese Rumba, from forthcoming album Nambala.
Robert Burbidge — Lockstep (Radio Edit) (24 September 2026, Tangential Music) — Cinematic dystopian anthem, its instrumental rooted in Calder Valley brass.
DOPESICKFLY — Go Away (25 September 2026, Tangential Music) — Glasgow's multicultural street-born band, danceable soul with a defiant hook.
Nimbus Sextet — Crusade (Full-Length Version) (1 October 2026, Nuovi Fratelli Produzioni) — Extended cut of 'Crusade,' a jazz clarion call for tough times.
