Reviews
Sunshine Day: The Boyhood Sessions
Richard Linklater spent 12 years making the 2014 movie Boyhood, a remarkable and sprawling investigation of the human condition refracted...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2020
Zando Ya Makambo
This is the latest in a series of releases from London studio Pro Smart under the direction of Congolese musician...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2020
Maguidala
After the success of their compilation Léve Léve: Sao Tomé & Príncipe Sounds 70s-80s earlier in the year, Bongo Joe...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2020
Horizonte
This is an unusual and adventurous project in which two bands have been formed in order to re-imagine a mixture...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2020
Afrik TounMé
These are difficult days in Mali, with political upheaval adding to the problems brought by COVID-19, but great music is...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2020
Touki
Senegalese singer Modou Touré has big shoes to fill as the son of Ousmane Touré, lead singer of the legendary...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2020
Washabalal’ Umhlaba: Earth Song
Ladysmith Black Mambazo may have cornered the global market for male gospel singing from southern Africa, but we should not...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2020
Liwoningo
Although this album taps into the traditional folklore and rhythms of Mozambique, it is fair to say that it is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2020
At the Studio
The Zonke family hail from Nyampanda, a small border town on the Zimbabwean side of the boundary with Mozambique. They...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2020
Lagos Pepper Soup
Nigerian bassist and composer Michael Olatuja has spent most of his life in three cities: first Lagos, then London, and...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2020
