Showing posts with label Senegal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senegal. Show all posts
Friday, May 30, 2014

CD Review: Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star De Dakar's 'Live a l'Etoile'

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Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star De Dakar Live a l'Etoile Teranga Beat Nigerian-born with ties to Dakar, Senegal via Bamako, Mali,...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

CD Review: Faba Loba's 'Senegalesa'

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Faba Loba Senegalesa ART HURTS Records Faba Loba combines Latin, dance, and African fusion elements for an electro-funky result. The gro...

CD Review: Sousou & Maher Cissoko's 'Africa Moo Baalu'

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Sousou & Maher Cissoko Africa Moo Baalu Arc Music Swedish/Senegalese-couple, Sousou and Maher Cissoko, bring us an inviting recordin...
Friday, March 7, 2014

CD Review: Seckou Keita's 'Miro'

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Seckou Keita Miro Astar Artes Senegalese vocalist, kora player, and drummer, Seckou Keita, produces yet another fine album of soothing, ...
Sunday, February 9, 2014

CD Review: Catrin Finch/Seckou Keita's 'Clychau Dibon'

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Catrin Finch / Seckou Keita Clychau Dibon Astar Artes Recordings The Welsh harpist, Catrin Finch, joins forces with Senegal's kora m...
Friday, January 24, 2014

CD Review: Alma Afrobeat Ensemble's 'Life No Get Dublicate'

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Alma Afrobeat Ensemble Life No Get Dublicate Slow Walk Music Following the previous release, Toubab Soul (Amphora Records, 2010), Alma ...
Friday, November 1, 2013

CD Review: Leni Stern's 'Jelell'

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Leni Stern Jelell Self-Release German-born and US-based, Leni Stern, brings us an inviting mix of North African guitar songs with hearty...
Friday, March 29, 2013

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, August 24, 2012

CD Review: Royal Band De Thies' 'Kadior Demb'

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Royal Band De Thies Kadior Demb Teranga Beat The Senegalese singers, James Gadiaga and Secka Will, present us with eleven hit songs reco...
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 10, 2011

CD Review: Mariana Ramos' 'Suavidanca'

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Mariana Ramos Suavidanca Casa Verde Productions The Senegalese-born and Cape Verdean resident, Mariana Ramos, sings about life, love, and so...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

CD Review: Diogal's 'Urban Spirit'

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Diogal Urban Spirit Wasia / Playasound Born in Senegal and living in France, Diogal has bridged both musical countries into his own infecti...
Thursday, September 30, 2010

CD Review: Ghana's Adjiri Odametey

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Adjiri Odametey Etoo Galileo Music A talented vocalist and percussionist, Adjiri Odametey's Ghanaian origins shine through on his latest...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

CD Review: Senegal's Carlou D

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Carlou D Muzikr World Village Senegalese musician, Carlou D, is a fixture in the Dakar music scene. A vocalist and guitarist, Carlou D provi...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

CD Review: The 'Hospitable' Maria de Barros

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Maria de Barros Morabeza Sheer Sound The Cape Verde islands not only evoke images of swaying palm trees, but they are also home to the swayi...
Sunday, February 8, 2009

CD Review: The Sun Shines on Sekou Keita

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Seckou Keita SKQ The Silimbo Passage World Artventures The Silimbo Passage is the new album from Senegalese-kora master, Seckou Keita and h...