African music is a cultural melting pot of rich, diverse sounds and diasporic blends. From Dakar to Mombasa, Lagos to Cape Town, this playlist showcases the new sounds bubbling up from across the continent. Currently, that means celebrating the rising talent that is Salle, the Afrobeats star who just released her highly anticipated Only Sad People Smile EP. If you find the title even a little bit unnerving, know that Salle put the project together with the express intention of making the listener feel better about not feeling great. After all, it’s only temporary: “I want people to understand that it is OK not to smile when you don’t feel like it,” she says. “Sometimes life doesn’t give us reasons to smile. I want people to realise that it’s OK to dwell in sadness. When the time comes for you to be genuinely happy, you will be happy.” Hear new music from Salle’s Only Sad People Smile and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.