Reviews
Tche Belew
It has been hugely gratifying to see Ethiopian pianist and keyboard-player Hailu Mergia find a brand new audience this year,...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Mbalimaou
The first album in four years from this much-loved Malian singer and guitarist finds him on fairly familiar ground, but...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Santié Papang
Few female vocalists have successfully ventured into La Réunion's politically-charged maloya music. The Indian Ocean blues was initially banned by...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Made in Malawi
There has sadly been very little international exposure for the music and musicians of Malawi. There is no immediately identifiable...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Cape Verde
Those who’ve had their fill of the new Cape Verde artists like Mayra Andrade and Tcheka and are yearning for...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Regard Sur Le Passé
Classica Orchestra Afrobeat feat Sékouba Bambino & Baba Sissoko
This CD brings together two Guinean master musicians and griots – vocalist Sékouba Bambino (lead singer of the legendary Bembeya...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978
You have to hand it to Frankfurt-based label Analog Africa. The fuel on which it runs is a passionate obsession...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Gandadiko
Six solo albums and dozens of guest appearances over a 12-year career means Samba Touré is hardly a new kid...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Music in Exile
First heard via various Africa Express projects in the West, including the album Maison des Jeunes, the four-piece Songhoy Blues...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
