Reviews
Tiddukla
The banjo has been a popular instrument in Moroccan music since the early 1970s, when it was first introduced by...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
Adouna
Releasing two different albums simultaneously is a bold move and you probably need to have a captive audience to get...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
Le Sato
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Dahomey
When Dahomey (now known as Benin) gained its independence in 1960, the country saw a surge of artistic creativity in...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
Nuba Nova
Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab & Speed Caravan
Mehdi Haddab’s rai-punk outfit Speed Caravan have somewhat escaped my attention since their brilliant 2008 debut Kalashnik Love, but this...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
Na Kozonga
It’s been eight years since Kinshasa’s Jupiter Bokondji released his debut album, Hotel Univers. Backed by the tight-as-a-mosquito’s-tweeter Okwess band,...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
Humanity is Falling Apart
For better or worse, the ominous title of this new album by Moh Alileche is not borne out by the...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
Comorian: We Are an Island, but We’re Not Alone
This is an oddball of an album. Produced by Ian Brennan – of Tinariwen fame – this release is as...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
YITA (Deep Water)
Ivorian-American singer Fely Tchaco released her fifth album on International Women’s Day (March 8), a gesture intended to underline its...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Afrique Victime
The last album by Mdou Moctar, often dubbed ‘the Hendrix of the Sahara,’ was a devastatingly deadly assault by electric...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
