It’s easy to overlook Togo, wedged between Ghana, Benin and Nigeria. Musically that places its capital, Lomé, right in the...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Often artists may be hailed as originators of a certain musical style when actually, it’s a matter of taste and/or...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Hailu Mergia | Hailu Mergia & The Walias
Not only did the Éthiopiques series make available a treasure of little known music from the golden age of Ethiopian...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Diepkloof and its neighbour, Meadowlands, were created as new zones in Soweto in the late 50s to accommodate those forcibly...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
This album acts as a sequel to Ifriqiyya Electrique’s recordings on Glitterbeat (2017-2019), which involved a collab between Putan Club...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Labelle is Jérémy Labelle, from La Réunion. On this third solo album he’s set out to formulate the fledgling genre...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Originally released on the Soweto label back in 1975, Black Beauty is a classic album of early South African township...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff
Assiko Golden Band have been a fixture on the Dakar music scene for the past 20 years, representing the Senegalese...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
With sharp and clear tones –reminiscent of the sounds of one of the titans of Congolese guitar playing, Dr Nico...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
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