Reviews
Òmònílè, Son of the Soil
Singer, composer, guitarist and violinist Atàndá’s Òmònílè, Son of the Soil combines familiar elements of Afrobeat with sophisticated arrangements that...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Maqeda
The Atse Tewodros Project is the brainchild of singer Gabriella Ghermandi, and the project’s second album is a tribute to...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Digital Indigenous 07: Why Not
This is the seventh instalment in the 1000HZ series which spotlights local producers –predominantly from Malawi – working with rudimentary...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Siniensigui
Hailing from Côte d’Ivoire and descended from Malian griots, Dembele has become a central figure in Britain’s West African diaspora,...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
TIDET
If you’re anything like me, you only need three words to make you want to listen to this: Libyan Touareg...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
Les Belgicains – Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-70
When Nikiforos Cavvadias arrived in Belgium in the early 60s he was already a famed producer, having run the Ngoma...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
TRUE STORY
Tree-O’s first album UMDALI was a celebration of South African-infused jazz. This second sees the trombonist starting to flex his...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
Revolution Sabar
Aba Diop & The Yermande Family
The Senegalese percussionist Aba Diop is a master of the ancient sabar drum of the Wolof griots, a sound heard...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
Sankofa
Thandiswa Mazwai burst onto the global music scene as the charismatic frontwoman of Bongo Maffin, pioneers of South African kwaito,...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
