Reviews
Ilha d’Melodia
Ceuzany used to front Cordas do Sol, whose album Lume d’Lenha was apparently bought by one in ten Cape Verdeans....
Reviewed in issue November/2016
Afrika Festival: Live in Hertme
The annual Afrika Festival in Hertme in the Netherlands has become one of the highlights of the European festival circuit...
Reviewed in issue November/2016
The Rough Guide to Ethiopian Jazz
Rough Guides turns its attention to the wonderful world of Ethio-jazz. The trap of focusing only on Buda Musique's landmark...
Reviewed in issue November/2016
Diatakendiya
Given the name Cissokho, it is almost inevitable that this will be a fine example of West African griot music....
Reviewed in issue November/2016
Coming Home
Ghanaian highlife appears to be regaining its popularity of late, and those who witnessed Pat Thomas at WOMAD in July...
Reviewed in issue November/2016
The Treasure of our Ancestors
This album is a decent enough attempt to document the folk music of Madagascar's Betsileo region, made in the village...
Reviewed in issue November/2016
Mornas de Cabo Verde
For the past half-century, the languid and lush musical genre morna has been successfully exported from its birthplace, a volcanic...
Reviewed in issue November/2016
Kidayú
This is a tour de force and I can’t seem to stop listening to it. Peter Solo and his band...
Reviewed in issue November/2016
Suku: Your Life is Your Poem
German multi-instrumentalist Nils Kercher's second studio album is an international affair. His ensemble is made up of musicians from Mali,...
Reviewed in issue October/2016
Tankadi
Mamadou Barry & Afro Groove Gang
Now almost 70 years old, Guinean saxophonist Mamadou ‘Maître’ Barry has been making music since the 60s, when he led...
Reviewed in issue October/2016
