Reviews
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
BanningsviNe
Flammé Kapaya will be a new name to many. But he spent a decade backing the Congolese singer Werrason in...
Reviewed in issue June/2013
Shango
Towards the end of the 90s, a penchant for turning up new club-friendly tunes encouraged a slew of record aficionados...
Reviewed in issue June/2013
Benin Awake Vol 1
Masterminded by Sheer Publishing, better known for placing African-authored songs in homegrown films like Tsotsi and District 9, this triumvirate...
Reviewed in issue June/2013
The Rough Guide To Acoustic Africa
Those who read the recent debate in Songlines about global hip-hop and share a fear that the ubiquity of rap...
Reviewed in issue June/2013
C’est La Vie
Many listeners admired the king of rai’s last couple of albums, notably Liberté, which heard his characterful voice unchained from...
Reviewed in issue June/2013
