Reviews
Quoi D’Autre?
Karima Nayt is an Algerian dancer and singer whose peripatetic CV seems to have taken her to Sweden, where she...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
El Aaiún Egdat
It is only appropriate to explain that I first heard Mariem Hassan’s declamatory voice opening her new album on a...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Musicatelama
Guitarist, composer and occasional singer Mose Fan Fan is one of the few survivors of Congo’s Orchestre OK Jazz to...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
African Anthology: African Rhythms
The third in the African Anthology series continues to feature music predominantly sourced from the former Portuguese colonies, plus some...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
African Anthology: African Guitars
The task of selecting songs for compilation albums of the Lusafrica label is probably not too difficult, due to the...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Guzo
It's not often that one is greeted by such a strong debut, so effortlessly shot through with intelligence and creativity....
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Past Present Future
He may be almost 80, but Manu Dibango shows no sign of slowing. Both his sax playing and extraordinary basso...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Spirit Rising: Live From Guest Street
It’s surprising that it has taken Kidjo 20 years to release her first live-in-concert album, for she’s long been one...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Maloya Power
Lindigo were the talk of the recent Australasian World Music Expo (AWME), where their show-stopping turn prompted double-takes from seasoned...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
He is #1
The Malawi Mouse Boys take their name from how they make their living when not playing music – selling mice...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
