Reviews
Oyo
The diva from Benin returns and as if to announce the fact, Oyo begins with the sustained solo cry of...
Reviewed in issue March/2010
Marchez Noir
Amazigh Kateb, who was the lead singer of Gnawa Diffusion, has turned down the rock from his old group and...
Reviewed in issue March/2010
Grace
The Soweto Gospel Choir has won Grammy awards for its last two albums, so you can’t blame them for tailoring...
Reviewed in issue March/2010
Zebu Nation
Razia Said is an unfamiliar name in the world of Malagasy music: she has lived outside Madagasca since she was...
Reviewed in issue March/2010
New York–Addis– London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965–1975
Keyboardist, vibra¬phone player and bandleader Mulatu Astatke was an early subject for Francis Falceto’s acclaimed Éthiopiques series, and 14 fine...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81
At a time when so much music is being reissued and repackaged, it is heartening that there are still labels...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
Africa Express Presents…
Africa Express is a loose cooperative of like minds (with Damon Albarn somewhere near the hub) that takes Western rock...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
Mama Afrika 1932-2008
The death of a great artist such as Miriam Makeba ought to be followed by the release of a well–...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
The Very Best of Osibisa
My introduction to African music came in 1972, when I saw Osibisa playing with Roxy Music at one of the...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
Sounds of the African Mbira
Another release from ARC Music, who seem to have access to a bottomless wealth of folk and roots music from...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
