Reviews
Kaladounia
In Brussels, Rebel Up! is a promoter, record label and DJ team, as well as being general champions of global...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
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Che Belew (March Forward)
Aficionados of Francis Falceto’s Éthiopiques series will recall Ayalew Mesfin from the extraordinary track ‘Hasabe’ on volume eight: Swinging Addis....
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Star Feminine Band
Coming at you like an epic puppy stampede is the Star Feminine Band, a seven-strong group of Beninese girls whose...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Jungle Fever
GABO – Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra
Chief Chebe – aka Suleman Chebe – has tirelessly promoted African culture in the UK over the years in a...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Ala Maintso – Green World: Songs from Madagascar
The instrument known as the marovany is a Malagasy zither – a hollow, wooden, rectangular-shaped box with 12 metal strings...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Barokan
Singer Djely Tapa is the daughter of the great Malian diva Kandia Kouyaté, aka La Grande Vedette Malienne, arguably one...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
The Rough Guide to Urban Mali
This is the music you hear all around the Malian capital, Bamako: in shops, in taxis, in trendy bars, in...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
Akalaka/The Power
Victor Chukwu/Uncle Victor Chuks
This release marks the reissue of two LPs from the comparatively little-known Nigerian highlife musician Victor Chukwu. They originate from...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
Eyes Rest Their Feet
This playful and alluring release from Thaba draws on a diverse array of influences: from the South African popular dance...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
