Reviews
A Dream in Essaouira
Gnawa music is booming in popularity, and not before time. Created by sub-Saharan musicians living in the Maghreb, many of...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Qwanqwa Live
For three studio albums, Addis Ababa-based Qwanqwa have explored the range of Ethiopian traditional music, performing pieces from many of...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Synthetic Hearts Part II
Last year I gave Synthetic Hearts by Asanda Lusaseni Mvana (aka Msaki) and Tubatsi Mpho Moloi, four stars – and...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
1990: The Hidden Years Recording
When Madala Kunene signed to Robert Trunz’ MELT/B&W operation in 1995, the label released an album by Kunene titled King...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
La Vie est Belle
It’s been 20 years since Amadou & Mariam rocketed into the African superstar league with Dimanche à Bamako, the album...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Zouzou
After a quarter of a century living in France, Gnahoré recently returned to Cote d’Ivoire with two objectives. The first...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Song of the Motherland
Back in the days before Spotify and social media, reputations were variously made through word-of-mouth, cassette tapes passed about like...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Don’t Take My Soul
K.O.G (Kweku of Ghana) is back with his third full-length release Don’t Take My Soul. The album focuses on some...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Òmònílè, Son of the Soil
Singer, composer, guitarist and violinist Atàndá’s Òmònílè, Son of the Soil combines familiar elements of Afrobeat with sophisticated arrangements that...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Maqeda
The Atse Tewodros Project is the brainchild of singer Gabriella Ghermandi, and the project’s second album is a tribute to...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
