Reviews
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
Tche Belew
It has been hugely gratifying to see Ethiopian pianist and keyboard-player Hailu Mergia find a brand new audience this year,...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Mbalimaou
The first album in four years from this much-loved Malian singer and guitarist finds him on fairly familiar ground, but...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Santié Papang
Few female vocalists have successfully ventured into La Réunion's politically-charged maloya music. The Indian Ocean blues was initially banned by...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Made in Malawi
There has sadly been very little international exposure for the music and musicians of Malawi. There is no immediately identifiable...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Cape Verde
Those who’ve had their fill of the new Cape Verde artists like Mayra Andrade and Tcheka and are yearning for...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Regard Sur Le Passé
Classica Orchestra Afrobeat feat Sékouba Bambino & Baba Sissoko
This CD brings together two Guinean master musicians and griots – vocalist Sékouba Bambino (lead singer of the legendary Bembeya...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978
You have to hand it to Frankfurt-based label Analog Africa. The fuel on which it runs is a passionate obsession...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
