Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone's reggae band, the Refugee All Stars, emerged from the refugee camps born of the brutal civil war that...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
The vinyl LP age may have been a long time ago now, but that doesn't alter the fact that 42...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
One of the keys to success in the competitive compilation market is to find fresh and interesting thematic approaches that...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
Claude Teta comes from a family of musical brothers who play tsapiky music for ceremonies and weddings. They live in...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
There have been some great music reissues from Benin in recent years – particularly the compilations African Scream Contest and...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
About 20 years ago soukous finally wore out its welcome, while West African funk has been around even longer and...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
Everyone's favourite musical married couple appear to be seeking to expand horizons already broadened by the likes of Manu Chao...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
As suggested in the title, The Funkees were one of the Nigerian bands in the 1970s whose musical bias lay...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
The Comoros islands are like four giant stepping-stones in the Indian Ocean standing between north Madagascar and Africa. Legend tells...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
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