Sekou is the son of Guinean kora player M’Bady Kouyaté, but takes tradition further, using amplification and effects pedals. He...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
Osibisa were brave pioneers – a band of Ghanian, Nigerian and Caribbean musicians who came together in London at the...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
SK Kakraba is a Ghanaian musician living in Los Angeles, and his instrument is the gyil. This pentatonic xylophone of...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
This is an album recorded by 18 musicians, separated by 18,000km. The Umoza Music Project is a joint Malawian and...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
This kora- and balafon-playing singer-songwriter from Guinea is best known for his dashing presence within the ranks of Afro Celt...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
This is a very enjoyable yet remarkably melancholic release by a four-piece acoustic group from Rwanda. Part of the charm...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
Passion in spite of poverty, magic in the face of misery – these are survival strategies in Latin America. Lila...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar
In 1987, when it looked as though global sounds, African music in particular, would take a major share of the...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Fatau Keita & The Naawuni Bie Band
This is a highly enjoyable and very lively album that mixes several contemporary African musical styles. At the core is...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
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