Reviews
Brûle Lentement
Brûle Lentement begins with a slow burn, as Cyril Yeterain's accordion wheezes through ‘Ou est Passé EC Lenoir?’ with the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2010
Moa Anbessa
Possibly taking a leaf out of the book of his compatriot and contemporary Mulatu Astatke, the Ethiopian saxophonist – and...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: June/2010
Rise & Shine
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Following the acclaimed film documenting this group's journey from residents of a Guinean refugee camp to international touring band, Rise...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: June/2010
Black Man's Cry: The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti
Seemingly Fela Kuti is fi na lly star tin g to receive the long-overdue mainstream recognition his work deserves. Along...
Reviewed by Ollie Sanders in issue: June/2010
Growing Up
I remember descri– bing Tsuumi Sound System's last album (reviewed in #49) as a work of genius: a lesson in...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2010
Yn Fyw
This is a heart-warming disc. It's the recording of a performance in Caernarfon – the heart of Welsh Wales –...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2010
World Defeats the Grandfathers: Swinging Swahili Rumba 1982-1986
Issa Juma & the Super Wanyika Stars
This is another in a series of authoritative collections of golden-age rumba issued by Sterns. Whilst their recent anthologies have...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2010
Brésil: Le Chant du Nordeste 1928-1950
With Brazil's north-east so strongly identified in recent decades with the whirl of forró, you'd be forgiven for thinking its...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: June/2010
Afro Rock Vol 1
Originally released in 2001 on the Kona label, Afro Rock Volume 1 now receives a thoroughly welcome reissue on Strut,...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2010
