Showing posts with label Afro-pop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Afro-pop. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

CD Review: Daby Toure's 'Amonafi'

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Daby Toure  Amonafi Cumbancha Daby Toure comes from Mauritania--a Saharan country in North Africa. However, his music is trans-African a...
Thursday, October 9, 2014

CD Review: Awa Sangho's 'Ala Ta'

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Awa Sangho Ala Ta Motema Mali's Awa Sangho is a very talented singer with a passion for music and incorporating traditional instrume...
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

CD Review: Sally Nyolo's 'Tiger Run'

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Sally Nyolo Tiger Run Riverboat Records/ World Music Network Cameroon's Sally Nyolo has released a few albums over the years and the...
Monday, August 25, 2014

CD Review: MOA's 'Maverick'

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MOA Maverick Wild Child Music A background in jazz and Afro-pop, Max Wild (aka MOA), is an innovative performer of contemporary dance an...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

CD Review: Various Artists' 'Mozambique'

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Various Artists Mozambique Wired For Sound The compilation of musicians from Mozambique is a great release that showcases various musica...
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

CD Review: Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca's 'La Rumba SoYo'

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Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca La Rumba SoYo Cumbancha With ties to Congo, Angola, and the United States, Ricardo Lemvo and his Makina ...
Friday, May 2, 2014

CD Review: Blitz The Ambassador's 'Afropolitan Dreams'

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Blitz The Ambassador Afropolitan Dreams Embassy Mvmt The Ghanaian-born rapper based in New York, Blitz The Ambassador, combines Afro-pop...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

CD Review: Various Artists' 'Sembeh Ma Fa Fe: Roots Volume'

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Various Artists Sembeh Ma Fa Fe: Roots Volume Stronghold Sound The San Francisco-based label, Stronghold Sound, continues to pump out so...
Sunday, February 9, 2014

CD Review: Naomi Wachira's Kenyan Roots On Her New Self-Titled Release

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Naomi Wachira Naomi Wachira Hearth Music Kenyan-raised and Seattle-based, Naomi Wachira brings us a soulful, bluesy, Afro-pop release wi...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

CD Review: Nakany Kante's 'Saramaya'

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Nakany Kante Saramaya Slow Walk Music Hailing from the border of Guinea and Mali, in a town called Siguiri, Nakany Kante brings together...
Friday, October 4, 2013

CD Review: Guinea's Fode Baro Releases a "Mandingo Afro Zouk" 'La Verite'

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Fode Baro La Verite Lusafrica The Afro-pop stylings of Fode Baro stems from a combination of Afro-pop tunes and energetic zouk infuences...
Friday, September 20, 2013

CD Review: Wouter Kellerman's 'Mzansi'

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Wouter Kellerman Mzansi Kellerman Music Hailing from South Africa, Wouter Kellerman is a flautist with an ear for European and African m...
Friday, March 29, 2013

CD Review: Pierre Akendengue's 'Destinee'

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Pierre Akendengue Destinee Lusafrica Gabon-born, Pierre Akendengue, has been involved in music for several decades. Pierre studied in Fr...

CD Review: Nuru Kane's 'Exile'

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Nuru Kane Exile World Music Network Hailing from Senegal, Nuru Kane is a splendid musician of the Moroccan guimbri, guitar, kora, and ca...
Friday, February 1, 2013

CD Review: Alpha Yaya Diallo's 'Imme'

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Alpha Yaya Diallo Imme Jericho Beach Music Alpha Yaya Diallo hails from Guinea, but is based in Canada. The performer’s sixth release, I...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

CD Review: Elikeh's 'Between 2 Worlds'

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Elikeh Between 2 Worlds Azalea City Recordings Between 2 Worlds is a funkified journey into the world of reggae, funk, afro-pop, and bl...
Friday, March 9, 2012

CD Review: Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane's 'Thiossane'

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Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane Thiossane Syllart A singer in the 1950s in Senegal, Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane finally records his first album for ...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

CD Review: Mounira Mitchala's 'Chili Houritki'

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Mounira Mitchala Chili Houritki Lusafrica As a follow-up to Talou Lena (Marabi, 2008), Chili Houritki , which means, "independence...
Friday, February 24, 2012

CD Review: The Funk Ark's 'High Noon'

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The Funk Ark High Noon ESL Music The Funk Ark is a plethora of funky, mood-driven, heady tunes that feature the funkiest music this side...

CD Review: Mikea's 'Taholy'

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Mikea Taholy Contre-Jour Mikea is Theo Rakotovao from Madagascar. Mikea plays the kabosy, which is a box-shaped, wooden guitar with four...