Reviews
African Pearls: Senegal – Echo Musical
This collection of largely unknown tracks from Senegambia in the 1970s offers some unexpected musical treats, showcasing as it does...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2010
African Pearls: Pont Sur le Congo
The title of this double compilation refers to the imaginary bridge connecting the two capitals of the neighbouring Central African...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2010
Afrolution Vol 2: The Original African Hip-Hop Collection
This second edition of African hip-hop compilations from the UK label Afrolution is a masterstroke of music collecting, a vibrant...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2010
Hedzoleh
Ghana’s Hedzoleh Soundz – an aggregate of rock musicians and members of the Ghanaian Arts Council’s traditional music troupe –...
Reviewed in issue July/2010
School of life
All great family stories are marked by rivalry and conflict as well as profound coherence. The last seven years in...
Reviewed in issue July/2010
Natural Angle
Nearing the end of their first decade together, Gráda have returned to the recording studio for the first time since...
Reviewed in issue July/2010
Samba Carioca
Vinicius Cantuaria has been producing finely crafted, softly sung, smoky bossa nova records since he left Brazil for New York...
Reviewed in issue July/2010
Mambo Ska
Long awaited (not least by themselves) the release of the third album from the Anglo-Cuban entertainment innovators follows colourful reports...
Reviewed in issue July/2010
Next Stop… Soweto Vol 2: Soul, Funk & Organ Grooves from the Townships 1969-76
All credit to compilers Duncan Brooker and Francis Gooding, for what they have done with this unusual and fascinating comp¬ilation...
Reviewed in issue July/2010
Greatest Hits
Bebo Valdés became famous in the 21st century as the Cuban emigré pianist who recorded Lágrimas Negras, the stunning 2002...
Reviewed in issue July/2010
