Reviews
La Vie est Belle
It’s been 20 years since Amadou & Mariam rocketed into the African superstar league with Dimanche à Bamako, the album...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2024
Zouzou
After a quarter of a century living in France, Gnahoré recently returned to Cote d’Ivoire with two objectives. The first...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2024
Song of the Motherland
Back in the days before Spotify and social media, reputations were variously made through word-of-mouth, cassette tapes passed about like...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2024
Inkerin Laulu
Oey was born in Germany to an Indonesian-Chinese father and a Finnish mother from Ingria, now part of Russia. His...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: October/2024
Fracassines
Musician and producer Olivier Conan moved from Paris to New York in his 20s. Having immersed himself in tropical Latin...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2024
Don’t Take My Soul
K.O.G (Kweku of Ghana) is back with his third full-length release Don’t Take My Soul. The album focuses on some...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: October/2024
Una Ronda Més
Una Ronda Més (One More Round) is the third album from Fenya Rai who hail from Valls, south-west of Barcelona....
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2024
Tchopo
Kate Griffin, UK banjo player, and Matchume Zango, a multi-instrumentalist from Mozambique, met online in 2020 during a Making Tracks...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: October/2024
Òmònílè, Son of the Soil
Singer, composer, guitarist and violinist Atàndá’s Òmònílè, Son of the Soil combines familiar elements of Afrobeat with sophisticated arrangements that...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2024
Cool Head
Wales’ Georgia Ruth wooed all with her voice and harp playing on 2013’s In the Pines, which saw her nominated...
Reviewed by Russ Slater Johnson in issue: October/2024
