Yet another Malian artist caught up in the unrest that has recently destabilised his country, Anansy Cissé hails from the...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
A Gnawa singer and master of the three-stringed sintir lute, Hassan Hakmoun made his name more than 20 years ago...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
While US-based Sudanese singer Alsarah appeared on our radar last year with her work as part of the Nile Project,...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
What goes around comes around. African music was transported across the Atlantic in slave ships and came to soundtrack the...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Born in London to a Nigerian father and an Irish mother, Jegede has a rich musical history. As a child...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Many contemporary groups trying to recreate the sounds of 70s Africa are disappointing – particularly in the styles of jazz...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Cameroonian singer-songwriter Fotso grew up in Yaoundé, joining the Korongo Jam choir in 2001, straight after graduating from university. She...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
This disconcerting compilation leaps from one idea to another, trying to find something fresh. An array of African acts unsuccessfully...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
There are several distinctive modern musical styles unique to the Ivory Coast, but generally the country is known as a...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Chartwell Dutiro is the artistic director of the Mhararano Mbira Academy in Devon, England. He is one of the leading...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
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