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Damon Albarn’s music collective Africa Express has announced their sixth album. Africa Express Presents… Bahidorá will be released on July 11th via World Circuit. In anticipation, the first two singles, “Mi Lado” and “Kuduro”, are streaming now.

The music collective’s first album in six years was recorded last year in Mexico following a performance during Bahidorá Festival. Bahidorá is “a sonic trip which distills the joy of a musical adventure in Mexico into 21 extraordinary songs,” according to a press description. “Featuring artists from four continents but with roots firmly planted in Mexico, it entwines rich musical traditions ranging from cumbia, hip-hop and kuduro through to soul, salsa and the sweetest pop.”

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The album features over 30 artists, including Albarn, Django Django, Joan as Police Woman, Baba Sissoko, Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Poté, and Seye Adelekan, to name a few.

Reggaeton-influenced “Mi Lado” features producer Alansito Vega,...

In collaboration with Mexico’s Morelia International Film Festival (Ficm), Cannes’ Critics’ Week has presented four shorts by upcoming Mexican directors on Thursday: Daniela Silva Solórzano’s “The Things I Tell You”; “The Short Film” by José Luis Isoard Arrubarrena; “To Go Away and Come Back” by José Permar: and “A Hand Beneath the Snow” by José Esteban Pavlovich.

“We started by presenting Critics’ Week’s films at our festival, because it’s an important section for Mexico. That’s where Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro González Iñárritu were first discovered,” explains Ficm’s director Daniela Michel.

Since 2005, Mexican shorts have been travelling to Cannes, too.

“We have been very, very lucky to have this collaboration. It has also strengthened our relationship with Critics’ Week. Since last year, we have also been a part of [workshop] Next Step,” she adds, opening up about this year’s selection.

“These films show...