Reviews

Tartite

Moussa T

Moussa T is a rising young desert blues guitarist and singer from Niger. His music fits neatly within the template...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

NTU Futurism

L8 Antique

L8 Antique have been winning converts on the Johannesburg circuit since the mid-2000s. Usually performing with just four people on...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

N’MOTS

Damien Elisa

It’s now more than 20 years since Damien Elisa – a Mauritian pianist, composer, vocalist, and arranger – released his...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

Towards An Expanse

Dumama

This is Berlin-based Dumama’s debut solo album, following on from Buffering Juju, work the South African singer made as one...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

Fanjiry

Damily

At a time when truth and authenticity in music seem more elusive than ever, this album feels like a gift....

Reviewed in issue May/2026

The Road Is Never Easy

BCUC

Two sessions, both three days long, were all it took for South Africa’s BCUC – Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness –...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

Adouna

Cheikh Ibra Fam

The chequered career of Senegal’s Cheikh Ibra Fam includes a bunch of hip-hop albums released under the name Freestyle before...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

Roger Izeidi Presents Vita Matata With African Fiesta

African Fiesta

A powerhouse from the golden age of Congolese rumba. African Fiesta was formed in 1963 by singer Tabu Ley Rochereau...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

LÉVE LÉVE Vol. 2: Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s-80s

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

It’s been six years since Bongo Joe’s first volume of sounds from these two former Portuguese colonies in the equatorial...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

Ayô Dele

Ireke

Returning with Ayô Dele, meaning “joy comes to me” in the Yoruba language, Afro-French collective Ireke serve up a suitably...

Reviewed in issue May/2026