Bleep

Forebears to the vital experimental ‘scene’ coming out of West Africa today, Mamaki Boys crafted Patriote in one of Niger’s new DIY studios back in the early 2000s — and it’s every bit as raw and bombastic as that sounds. Syncopated staccato ragga rhythms carve out a self-described ‘tradi-moderne’ baseline for ferocious hip-hop deliveries designed to ignite ecstatic and frenzied movement. It’s less a break from history and more a lateral continuation.