Reviews
Journey Through Life
As its title suggests, Femi Kuti’s new album – his first since the release in 2021 of double LP Legacy...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Kagaza
During the early 2000s, a bunch of artists and producers in Pretoria including DJ Mujava and DJ Spoko developed an...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Love Warrior’s Anthem
Kwashibu Area Band’s two well-received album collaborations with Pat Thomas have placed them at the centre of a renaissance in...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Evil Plan
Ukandanz began as a four-piece rock group based in France, but they have really carved out a unique sound for...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Desturi
Kasiva Mutua has been making a name for herself as a standout percussionist in Kenyan and African music, fusing the...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Stereo Instrumental Music
The Ibex Band were at the heart of Ethiopia’s fabled ‘golden age’ of music, backing the likes of Mulatu Astatke,...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980
Music scenes are strange things, ephemeral and unpredictable. The right confluence of history, politics, culture, migrations, community, geography, trends, hard...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Our Boys Are Doing It
Dennis Mpale (feat Kippie Moketsi)
First issued locally in 1977, Our Boys Are Doing It was trumpeter Dennis Mpale’s first solo album, although by then...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Sweet Rebels – The Golden Era of Algerian Pop-Raï
While Algerian rai has often been open to outside influences, the late 1980s saw a period of rapid modernisation as...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Following
Malian-born Pédro Kouyaté has made his way in music as a disciple of Toumani Diabaté, a member of the Symétric...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
