Reviews
Kora World
Best-known for a series of fine albums as a duo with his kora-playing Swedish wife Sousou, on this fine solo...
Reviewed in issue November/2023
Mapendo
50 years ago, the Starlight Club in Nairobi was one of the hottest nightspots in East Africa, a venue that...
Reviewed in issue November/2023
Inventor Vol 1
Born in Luanda’s Barrio do Rangel, DJ Znobia began experimenting with audio production tool FruityLoops in the early 90s, mixing...
Reviewed in issue November/2023
Leon Keïta
Born in Conakry, Guinea, guitarist Leon Keïta eventually became a significant figure on the Malian scene, helping to form the...
Reviewed in issue November/2023
Off the Grid
‘The word [Onipa] means ‘human’ in Akan, the ancient language of the Ashanti people of Ghana,’ frontman Kweku Sackey (aka...
Reviewed in issue November/2023
Viral Wreckage
Bisola Olungbenga has all the makings of a new Nigerian star. Trading under the memorable name of Aunty Rayzor, she...
Reviewed in issue November/2023
Yebo! Rare Mzansi Party Beats from Apartheid's Dying Years
Mzansi is a Xhosa word meaning south and in the 1980s became shorthand slang in the townships for South Africa...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
When the Dust Settles
Second albums are said to be the most problematic creations, particularly after an outrageously strong debut, like Balimaya Project's Wolo...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Hommage a Zanzibar
Awesome Tapes from Africa once again breathe new life into an album that was almost lost to time with their...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Ago
Brought together by Peter Solo of Togolese funk band Vaudou Game, the five members of Nana Benz grew up in...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
