Reviews
Ethiopiques 31
One assumed that the Ethiopiques catalogue had run its course, as it’s now almost a decade since the last volume...
Reviewed in issue April/2026
Djelika
The loss of kora legend Toumani Diabate in 2024 was a tragedy for the world of music, but Chrysalis Records’...
Reviewed in issue April/2026
Songs From The Cane Fields (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Two decades ago, the 21-year-old Guy Buttery released an instrumental album that redefined South African guitar playing. While his compatriot...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Docteur Nico Presents African Fiesta Sukisa 1966–1974
Docteur Nico & African Fiesta Sukisa
Congolese guitarist, composer and singer Dr. Nicolas Kasanda wa Mikalayi, aka Dr. Nico, reigned supreme during the 60s and 70s...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Jaliya Silokang (The Path of a Griot)
Over the past decade, Gambian-born griot Suntou Susso has collaborated with his half-brother Seckou Keita, toured with his father Mamudou...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Rumba Africa
Emerging from the Congo, and flourishing even during that painful era when the country was renamed Zaire, African rumba became...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
kwaNTU
kwaNTU feels less like an album and more like an encounter. It brings together Madala Kunene, a significant figure within...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Réminiscence
With Réminiscence, the France-based Gabonese singer Tita Nzebi delivers her third full-length album for the BIBAKA Music label. Building on...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
One Race (Tribute to Hilaire Penda)
Congolese guitarist Kiala Nzavotunga began his career playing in Le Grand Kalle’s Africa Jazz band, but he became tired of...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
