Reviews
Vol 3: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Analog Africa here return to the rich canon of Benin’s finest, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, with The Skeletal Essences of...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: July/2013
Albala
Like his compatriot Bassekou Kouyaté, it has taken Samba Touré a while to emerge as a star of Malian music....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2013
Luz
This latest album from Portuguese singer and new-wave fadista Cuca Roseta is a bright and upbeat affair. It's well recorded,...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: June/2018
Sentimento Popolare Vol 2
Milanese singer and actress Camilla Barbarito developed a passion for world music early in life, touring Mali and other parts...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2021
Recalentados
We know that Los Amparito, the project of Mexican producer Carlos Pesina Siller, is playful because a) Los Amparito is...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/February/2023
Nva K’la
James Ssewakiryanga Jr is a multi-instrumentalist from Kampala who performs as Ssewa Ssewa. His principal instrument is the janzi, which...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2020
Rivers from Ogun
The French-Swiss quartet of organist Cédric Schaerer, drummer Hadrien Santos Da Silva, tenor sax player Arthur Donnot and guitarist Erwan...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2022
La Confusion
The ninth studio album from the blind Malian duo opens with ‘Bofou Safou’, a disco-fied electro-pop excursion that you'd be...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2017
Escenas de la Ciudad
I first saw – sorry, heard – an audio film in a small village in the Pyrenees. It was about...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2010
Les Égarés
Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Émile Parisien, Vincent Peirani
One has come to expect excellence and refinement from Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal. The Malian-French duo explore a unique...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: May/2023
