Reviews
Aynaabe
The traditional bowed violin of the Senegalese Peul shepherds is called nianiorou or riti. Former shepherd Issa Sow is perhaps...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Mam Yinne Wa
Algote Oho & His Sounds of Joy
Algote Oho is a Frafra gospel singer who cut his musical teeth performing in churches and festivals all over Ghana,...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Antoinette Konan
This 1986 recording predates the coupé-décalé phenomenon and launched a career that saw Antoinette Konan become a popular public figure...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Les Bateaux
Malian guitarist and singer Mamadou Kelly is a graduate of the bands of both Ali Farka Touré and Afel Bocoum,...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Mizu
It's with an illustrious career behind him – on screen, stage and airwaves – that Code Sangala now offers us...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
The Silver Messengers
When one hears of Cape Verdean roots music mingled with jazz it is hard not to shudder with trepidation. The...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu (1972-1991)
Imagine Somalia without suicide bombers and the murderous, al-Qaeda-linked militants of al-Shabaab. Picture instead Mogadishu as a part city in...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Waa Dardaaran
Sahra Halgan is a powerful and entertaining singer for whom life has never been easy. For a start, she comes...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Ancestors
Built almost solely around the simple spine of his guitar, soulful voice and African percussion, the fourth album from the...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Kinshasa 1978: Originals and Reconstructions
This is a welcome reimagining of a remarkable recording that captured the early days of the Congotronics groups. Recorded in...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
