Reviews
African Anthology: African Guitars
The task of selecting songs for compilation albums of the Lusafrica label is probably not too difficult, due to the...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Guzo
It's not often that one is greeted by such a strong debut, so effortlessly shot through with intelligence and creativity....
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Past Present Future
He may be almost 80, but Manu Dibango shows no sign of slowing. Both his sax playing and extraordinary basso...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Spirit Rising: Live From Guest Street
It’s surprising that it has taken Kidjo 20 years to release her first live-in-concert album, for she’s long been one...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Maloya Power
Lindigo were the talk of the recent Australasian World Music Expo (AWME), where their show-stopping turn prompted double-takes from seasoned...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
He is #1
The Malawi Mouse Boys take their name from how they make their living when not playing music – selling mice...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Akal
Atri N’Assouf is Tamashek for ‘the star of the desert’ – a bold claim given how many great Touareg desert...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Listen… OKA!
Chris Berry & the Bayaka Pygmies
We’ve heard plenty of examples of Bayaka pygmy music in its pure unadulterated state. We’ve also heard it expertly incorporated...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Nimissa
This brave and original kora rock band from Guinea have made both startlingly extraordinary and some plainly nondescript albums, but...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
African Metropolitan Music
Over the past decade, the celebrated architect David Adjaye has visited every African country, photographing the architecture of a full...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
