Reviews
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Kojato & the Afro Latin Cougaritas
There are comparatively few musicians from Liberia in West Africa who have received international exposure, and Kojo Ebenezer Samuels is...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Introducing Amadou Diagne
Senegalese guitarist and singer-songwriter Amadou Diagne won World Music Network's online ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition with an entry that...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Wona Baba Maraire
Tendai ‘Baba’ Maraire is a man of credentials. As half of Shabazz Palaces, he is a Seattle hip-hopper signed to...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
The Rough Guide to Morocco
There are two approaches to compiling these kind of one-hour musical guides. You can opt for the historical overview. Or...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Strings That Sing
This is Baobab-Gateway's debut album, featuring a unique combination of traditional West African, Ugandan and modern instruments. Tanzanian-born Dougie Hudson...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Sodjan
If ngoni virtuoso Makan Badje Tounkara looks like he might be out to cash in on Bassekou Kouyaté's extraordinary success...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane
If you thought the comeback of Orchestra Baobab was heart– warming, the debut solo album of Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane will...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Kelmti Horra
Is this the sound of post-revolutionary Tunisia? Perhaps. Certainly it is a self-assured, outward-looking and proudly individual debut from a...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Bush Animals Don't Like Hunters: Music of Sierra Leone Vol 1
This is a remarkable collection of field recordings collected from different regions across Sierra Leone between 1965 and 1970. Cootje...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
