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Review of Magg Tekki

Magg Tekki

Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff

Mississippi Records

Rating: ★★★

Assiko Golden Band have been a fixture on the Dakar music scene for the past 20 years, representing the Senegalese...

Reviewed in issue December/2023

Review of Congo Guitar

Congo Guitar

Vumbi Dekula

Sing a Song Fighter/Hive Mind

Rating: ★★★★

With sharp and clear tones –reminiscent of the sounds of one of the titans of Congolese guitar playing, Dr Nico...

Reviewed in issue December/2023

Review of Ya Mizolé

Ya Mizolé

Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin

Top of the World

Jarring Effects

Rating: ★★★★

Having set out their stall with an acclaimed self-titled 2020 debut, feminist collective Les Mamans du Congo (Mothers of the...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

Review of Molende

Molende

Titi Bakorta

Nyege Nyege Tapes

Rating: ★★★★★

Sticking true to the experimentalism of Nyege Nyege Tapes’ releases, Titi Bakorta’s debut album, Molende, gathers vastly distinct soundscapes and...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

Review of Source of Denial

Source of Denial

Nihiloxica

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★★★

Nihiloxica were one of the highlights of this year’s WOMAD festival, after their scheduled appearance in 2022 was stymied by...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

Review of Sawa Sawa

Sawa Sawa

Sawa Sawa

Jinn Records

Rating: ★★

Sawa Sawa (‘all together’ in Sudanese Arabic) is a project that unites artists from across Sudan to make a statement...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

Review of Kora World

Kora World

Maher Cissoko

Ajabu!

Rating: ★★★★

Best-known for a series of fine albums as a duo with his kora-playing Swedish wife Sousou, on this fine solo...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

Review of Mapendo

Mapendo

The Mighty Cavaliers

Want Some Records

Rating: ★★★★

50 years ago, the Starlight Club in Nairobi was one of the hottest nightspots in East Africa, a venue that...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

Review of Inventor Vol 1

Inventor Vol 1

DJ Znobia

Nyege Nyege Tapes

Rating: ★★★

Born in Luanda’s Barrio do Rangel, DJ Znobia began experimenting with audio production tool FruityLoops in the early 90s, mixing...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

Review of Leon Keïta

Leon Keïta

Leon Keïta

Analog Africa

Rating: ★★★★

Born in Conakry, Guinea, guitarist Leon Keïta eventually became a significant figure on the Malian scene, helping to form the...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

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