Reviews
L’immortel – The 60's Rumba Revolution in Congo
Despite being one of the most instrumental musicians in the rumba revolution that took place across the two Congos during...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Siyalapha
While this is only Laliboi's second record under his own name, the South African multi-instrumentalist and rapper is by no...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Taa! – Our Language May Be Dying, But Our Voices Remain (Botswana)
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
A project from Hidden Musics, an international music series of field-recorded albums produced by award-winning music producer Ian Brennan and...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
À Moi la Liberté – Early Electronic Raï – 1983-90
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Long summer nights on the coastal strip; hotshots revving their engines; girls checking their makeup in rearview mirrors; the throb...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
KahraMusiqa
Singer-songwriter Badiâa Bouhrizi should really be a household name in global music circles. In Tunisia, her birthplace, she is beloved...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Nakibembe Embaire Group
Nakibembe is a small village in Uganda's Busoga Kingdom, where the residents preserve the local tradition of playing and dancing...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
JID018
Recorded in 2018 in Los Angeles some 18 months before his death, this is Allen with his jazz head on,...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Babi
Touareg music hasn't always been about electric guitars and the Tamashek quartet Al Bilali Soudan (an ancient name for the...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Jolof
An album of complexity, sensitivity and smarts, Jolof takes its name from the kingdom that spanned West Africa – the...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
