Mountains of the Moon

Ganda Boys are two Ugandans and an American based in the UK. This is the group's third album and – to get straight to the point – veers between the extremely cheesy (synth strings, choirs and piano ballads) and the simply dull. The music mostly operates within the poppy soul and gospel spectrum, with occasional hints of rock and hip-hop – there's a couple of good raps here and there, although the liner notes don’t tell us who provides them.

A few of the pieces begin promisingly enough, their intros setting up an intriguing groove on adungu (harp) or rumba-influenced guitar, but interest invariably wanes when the tracks descend into overdone reverb and boring predictability. It also outstays its welcome; the 17 tracks last over an hour. Things get better towards the end, on the last three tracks or so, but by then it's too little, too late.