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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & Zantoda Mark III
Ambolley comes from the coastal twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi in the western region of Ghana and his impressive...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Rumba Classic
Rumba Classic is a respectful and enjoyable collection of vintage rumbas performed by London-based Congolese musicians under the leadership of...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Digital Kabar
Since the 1990s, maloya – the quasi-religious, deeply political Creole music of La Réunion that was famously banned by the...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Adghah
Touareg guitar music takes many forms; there is the incandescent psychedelia of Bombino and Mdou Moctar, the nimble blues-rock of...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Kalilima
Faith Mussa comes from a strong musical background. Growing up in Blantyre, Malawi, he started performing with The Mussa Family...
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Early Congo Music 1946-1962: First Rumba, to the Real Rumba
Early Congo Music 1946-1962 has been compiled and annotated by Japanese collector Yoshiki Fukasawa. His unusual sub-title comes from the...
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Je Suis Africain
Reviewing the last will and testament of recently departed artists can sometimes be difficult with sentiment clouding critical judgement and...
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The Rough Guide to Mali Blues
Nine years ago, The Rough Guide to Desert Blues provided an impressive overview of the music of the Sahara, including...
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Party Beats
This is another re-release from the Tabansi vault of 80s African music. The late Nkono Teles, who is perhaps better...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Alefa Madagascar! Salegy, Soukous & Soul from the Red Island 1974-1984
Another offering from Strut Records' Indian Ocean compilation series, this album of Malagasy songs takes a look at one of...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
