Reviews
Mystic Dance
The third album from the London-based Sudanese-Italian singer Amira Kheir is a tour de force that builds and expands on...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins and Synths of Sudan
They dipped their toe into vintage Sudanese music with an album by Abu Obaida Hassan a few months ago; now...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Resilience
Musician, humanitarian and photographer Samite has dedicated his career to the exploration of the power of music as a healing...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Kamale Blues
That Harouna Samaké has been Salif Keita's kamalengoni player for the past 17 years tells you all you need to...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Moçambique
Born in Maputo 52 years ago but now resident in Sweden, Celso Paco released his excellent debut album Dugongo in...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Soukabbè Mali
Hailing from Bandiagara on Mali's Dogon plateau, Sékou Bah's impressive track record includes several years playing in Salif Keita's band,...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Afrika Festival: Live in Hertme 2
Orchestre Les Mangelepa & Dieuf-Dieul de Thies
The second CD to be released of live recordings from the excellent annual Afrika Festival in Hertme in the Netherlands...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Afro Groove Queen
Manou Gallo is a bass player and singer from the Ivory Coast with an impressive history. She has worked with...
Reviewed in issue November/2018
Songs of Lake Volta
Ten years ago, Sheehan, an American composer and assistant professor of music at Duquesne University, spent six months in Ghana...
Reviewed in issue November/2018
