// REVIEWS
Ali and Toumani
Ali Farka Touré (Mali) Toumani Diabaté (Mali)10/03/2010
mali kora
American VI : Ain’t No Grave
Johnny Cash (United States)
Just days before his death, Johnny Cash finished his final recording session. The last in his ‘American’ series, Ain’t No Grave is a sublime masterpiece. The album opens with Cash singing the title-track "There ain't no grave can...
03/03/2010
Black Man’s Cry - The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti
Fela Anikulapo Kuti (Nigeria)
This collection of worldwide tracks shows Fela Kuti’s influence had global reach even at the dawn of Afrobeat. “Let me tonight into your house because I’m going to become a music!’” growls the lead singer on Cumbia...
24/02/2010
Casita de Campo
Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)
For decades, Jose Cobles played guitar and sang in some of the roughest neighborhoods of Santiago, in the Dominican Republic. Everybody knew him there as Puerto Plata – the name of the town he was born in - and most days, he could be found around...
10/02/2010
bachata
Earthology
The Whitefield Brothers (Germany, United States)
The boundary bustin’ crew at Stones Throw/Now Again do it again by releasing the Whitefield Brothers heavily anticipated Earthology - an album that is already being hailed as a ‘Psych Funk Masterpiece’. To their credit the Whitefield...
04/02/2010
The Year Before The Flood : A Story of New Orleans
Ned Sublette (United States)
It would be hard to qualify Ned Sublette in one paragraph. He is a New York musician with Louisiana and Texas roots who has long had a fascination for American roots and Afro-Cuban music. He has worked as a music journalist for years. His label Qbadisc...
27/01/2010
literature
new orleans
society
Wildman Of Rhythm : The Life & Music Of Benny Moré
John Radanovich (United States)
Cuba’s greatest sonero, Benny Moré remains a legendary name in Latin music. We review this new biography of the original mambo king. Despite the global impact of Buena Vista Social Club, Cuba’s greatest sonero, ‘El Bárbaro del...
20/01/2010
book
cuba
latin music
Jerusalem
Patrick Neate (United Kingdom)
Patrick Neate’s satirical new novel Jerusalem explores the fractured notions of identity and authenticity in the aftermath of British colonialism in Africa. Over the past decade, hip hop loving south Londoner, Patrick Neate, has notched up a...
16/12/2009
literature
book
africa
society
Made In Amerikkka
The Last Poets (United States)
The Last Poets unleashed the word as the ultimate revolutionary force in African American politics. Claude Santiago’s documentary looks at 40 years of their radical poetry. It’s impossible to convey now what it was like hearing The Last...
02/12/2009
poetry
hip hop
society
Gentlemen Of Bacongo
Franco (Democratic Republic Of Congo)
This new photographic essay celebrates the extraordinary style of Brazzaville’s sapeurs. It was with more than a touch of excitement that I opened up Daniele Tamagni’s pictorial essay featuring the Gentlemen Of Bacongo - an area of...
25/11/2009
papa wemba
koffi olomide
franco
Freedom, Rhythm & Sound: Revolutionary Jazz Original Cover Art 1965-83
Gilles Peterson (England)
Soul Jazz (United Kingdom)
This collection of rare album artwork reflects the independent energy of the African American jazz movement. Located in the heart of Soho in London, Soul Jazz Records is a musical oasis. While many of the quality record shops that once graced this area...
18/11/2009
book
jazz
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