The Listening Bay

A living archive of African music, memory, and migration

The Listening Bay is a listening room built around six stations, each tuned to a different region's music. Every station holds genres carefully curated and arranged for you to move through at your own pace.

There is no correct order. Start where you are, follow a genre that catches your ear, or make your own route through the sounds. Below, each station is also gathered here as a companion guide, with the same write-ups and a space for the region's playlist.

STATION ONE

North Africa

STATION THREE

Central Africa

STATION FIVE

East Africa

STATION TWO

West Africa

STATION TWO

STATION ONE

STATION FOUR

South Africa

STATION SIX

Canada