Reviews
The Rough Guide to African Music for Children
As the grandfather of a one-year-old, with a second grandchild on the way, this reviewer has been eagerly searching for...
Reviewed in issue July/2013
Mãe Carinhosa
Over her 20-year career, the Cape Verdean legend recorded a vast amount of songs that never quite made it onto...
Reviewed in issue July/2013
Vol 3: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Analog Africa here return to the rich canon of Benin’s finest, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, with The Skeletal Essences of...
Reviewed in issue July/2013
Albala
Like his compatriot Bassekou Kouyaté, it has taken Samba Touré a while to emerge as a star of Malian music....
Reviewed in issue July/2013
South Sudan Street Survivors
General Paolino featuring Mama Celina
It’s great to hear music from South Sudan, especially on a reputable label like IRL. But it’s baffling that the...
Reviewed in issue July/2013
Ritual
Nico Gomez & his Afro Percussion Inc
It seems unlikely that a Dutch musician would lead a band specialising in Afro-Latin fusions. Yet that is the case...
Reviewed in issue July/2013
Yellow Fever/Na Poi
It’s now 16 years since Fela Kuti died and his legendary status continues to grow. The problem with legends, though,...
Reviewed in issue July/2013
The Sahara Sessions
As the list of African acts, from Rokia Traoré to Bombino, seeking an indie rock‘n’roll makeover grows ever longer, Etran...
Reviewed in issue July/2013
No Place for My Dream
The ninth album by Femi Kuti, son of the legendary Fela, sees him retain his crown as the true messenger...
Reviewed in issue July/2013
African Griot Groove
If you travel around the villages of West Africa, you will hear music played with a raw and earthy vigour;...
Reviewed in issue July/2013
