São Tomé and Príncipe isn't exactly known as a musical powerhouse nation – Songlines has only ever reviewed one other...
Reviewed in issue April/2020
Mamadou Diabaté & Percussion Mania
Mamadou Diabaté, not to be confused with the famous Malian kora player with the same name, is a maestro of...
Reviewed in issue April/2020
After recording several albums for various Nigerian labels as the Martins Brothers Dance Band (heard on Soundway's 2004 compilation Afro...
Reviewed in issue April/2020
This is an augmented reissue of the first commercial release of solo kora and griot music recorded in 1972. The...
Reviewed in issue April/2020
In a part of the world where a music scene is starting to make itself heard, Senegal's Guiss Guiss Bou...
Reviewed in issue April/2020
Two old friends, giants of the African music scene, fuse influences from West and South Africa in this historic, compelling...
Reviewed in issue April/2020
In a part of the world where a music scene is starting to make itself heard, Senegal's Guiss Guiss Bou...
Reviewed in issue April/2020
For younger listeners who take for granted easy access to global music, it's hard to imagine the giddy feeling of...
Reviewed in issue April/2020
This is a live recording of an investiture ceremony of an Eze-Nri king. The Nri kingdom of the Igbo people...
Reviewed in issue April/2020
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