Reviews
Duniama
The Jarabi Band was formed a decade ago when Mohamed Camara, a Guinean-born, Australian-based kora player, songwriter and vocalist, and...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Dimanche à Bamako
If that title sounds familiar, it probably is: this album shares its name with Amadou & Mariam’s 2005 masterwork –...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
Le Sato 2
Latest in Acid Jazz’s reissue programme from the legendary Benin record label Albarika Store, this newly revived vintage gem was...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
African Acoustic
A few years back Songlines used to be deluged with multi-artist budget-priced compilations like this one. Indeed, there were so...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
Addis
Born in Addis Ababa in 1970 and growing up in Sweden, Lemma has been making music since his teens but...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
Jang Fa Jang Kano
Gambian kora player Jaliba Kuyateh was taught the instrument by his father and, according to his biography, if the young...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
Origins
Bandleader (although he prefers the title ‘Ethio Musicologist’) Teferi Assefa, from Addis Ababa, earned his Masters degree in Jazz Drumming...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
Soga Jamailé
Sweden has proved to be a fertile home in exile for many African musicians, among them the Sudanese singer and...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
The Soul of the Congo – Treasures of the Ngoma Label (1948-1963)
In the last ten years, Belgian record label Planet Ilunga has been on a mission to share a remarkable treasure...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
Fela Box Set 6: Curated by Idris Elba
Erykah Badu did it. So did Brian Eno, Questlove, Ginger Baker and Coldplay’s Chris Martin. The latest celebrity to curate...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
