Reviews
Loosening the Strings
When I saw Ethiopian singer and krar (lyre) player Haymanot Tesfa perform at SOAS last year, it was very disappointing....
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Obiaa!
Pat Tomas & Kwashibu Area Band
This is the second release from veteran Ghanaian highlife singer Pat Tomas in his latest incarnation as leader of the...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Amadran
After becoming familiar with Bassekou Kouyaté's thrilling electrified ngoni, it's fascinating to hear an album of solo, acoustic ngoni playing,...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Kharifa
Recorded in Bamako with his six-piece band Bamada and some of the finest names in Malian music among the guests,...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Mosese
The man behind BBE's latest Tabansi Records re-release, recorded in Nigeria in 1979, hails from the Congo basin: Lumingu Puati...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Tabansi Sampler
The melting-pot music scene of 70s and 80s Nigeria bursts forth from this compilation, a showcase for the back catalogue...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Taling Dimalu: Beautiful Tales
Kora player Kadialy Kouyaté has woven a stellar reputation since arriving in London from Casamance, southern Senegal in 2003. Born...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Palaver
Ebo Taylor Jnr with Wuta Wazutu
One of the most satisfying rediscoveries of the crate-digging phenomenon of recent years has been Ebo Taylor, the veteran Ghanaian...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
The Exorcism of a Spinster
This is the confident debut solo album by this Zimbabwean mbira (thumb piano) player and singer, who may be familiar...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
