Reviews
Souleymane
Debademba consists of singer Mohamed Diaby, who comes from a Malian griot family and was raised in Abidjan in the...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2013
Bwati Kono Vol 1
The death of Lobi Traoré in 2010 at the age of 49 deprived the Malian music scene of a blues...
Reviewed in issue October/2013
Mon Pays
After three fine solo studio albums and his imaginative collaboration with the Israeli singer-songwriter Idan Raichel, Touré has surely earned...
Reviewed in issue October/2013
Cherie Na N’ga
Born Belangeni Musumbu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bel was raised in Kinshasa but is now resident in London....
Reviewed in issue October/2013
Treasures of Algiers Chaâbi
Much like the traditional fado of Lisbon or the rebetika of Piraeus, chaâbi is often described as being the blues...
Reviewed in issue October/2013
Kamélé Yeleen
Moussa Pantio Diabaté & Baragnouma
Moussa Pantio Diabaté is a balafon (xylophone) player from Burkina Faso. With the help of Arts Council funding he was...
Reviewed in issue October/2013
Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye
Whilst we’re used to hearing lilting scales from vintage Ethiopia, this latest reissue from Awesome Tapes from Africa is like...
Reviewed in issue October/2013
Kaani
All credit to hip UK indie label FatCat for picking up this fine album. Kaani (Happy) is actually the third...
Reviewed in issue October/2013
In the Land of Cameroon
Put aside any preconceptions you might have about field recordings.This collection of tracks by amateur musicians and singers is highly...
Reviewed in issue October/2013
Aw Sa Yone Vol 1
This is a breathtaking release from the Greece-based label Teranga Beat, one of the small specialist Record labels that unearth...
Reviewed in issue October/2013
