Reviews
Ba Power
Over the last few years, Bassekou Kouyaté has revolutionised the gutbucket sound of the ancient West African banjo known as...
Reviewed in issue June/2015
Joa
Coco Mbassi is a versatile and highly accomplished Paris-based female singer from Cameroon. She has recorded and performed live as...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Agbara Orin
No Go Stop are a 12-piece Afrobeat ensemble that emerged from a jazz musicians’ collective in Bristol. They perform original...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Next Stop Soweto Vol 4: Zulu Rock, Afro-Disco and Mbaqanga 1975-1985
The years between 1975 and 1985 marked the violent beginning of the end for the apartheid era. Mandela was still...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Feedback Madagascar
Madagascar's status as a biodiversity hotspot under threat is well known, so this compilation – the proceeds of which will...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Africa Express Presents… Terry Riley's in C Mali
Half a century ago, the American minimalist composer Terry Riley gave the world premiere of his composition In C, an...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Tu Na Me Nsa
The Ghana Bigshots were originally founded as the University of Ghana's house band, and this release is supported by the...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
The Rough Guide to African Rare Groove Vol 1
It's rare that the Rough Guide series fails to deliver and this release is no exception. Originally the term rare...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
King of Highlife Anthology
This is the largest compilation of recordings by ET Mensah that anyone has ever seen. It means that, perhaps for...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
