On this new LP, what you get from Oumou Sangare is what you would expect from a seasoned musician and more. She gives you the tenderness of her past, seasoned with the sweet promise of tomorrow without laboring you with too much or stepping away from who she is and what she stands for.
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Album Review: Sena Dagadu liberates Afro-Soul on “Feathers”
Ghanaian-Hungarian singer, Sena Dagadu is clearing her own sacred groove in the growing neo afro-soul scene. The long-time member of … More
Interview: Soul Science Lab; The Innovative Afro-futuristic Griots Lay Out Their “Plan For Paradise”
We speak innovative Afro-futuristic griots Soul Science Lab about their latest album, Plan For Paradie
Revisiting Bubblegum Pop from South Africa with Umoja
Contemporary South Africa music tends to be driven by electronic music, especially post apartheid music like Kwaito. Musicians in … More
Super 16 [Take 3] – African Short Films you should see
Super 16 keeps looking for filmmakers finding new and creative ways of telling their nuanced, authentic stories centered on … More
Album Review: Daymé Arocena – Cubafornia
In 2015, Daymé Arocena dropped her debut solo album, Nueva Era to critical acclaim in the Afro-Cuban and Jazz circles … More
Album Review: Jinja – The Nile Project
Nature awakens with such graceful force on The Nile Project’s second album, Jinja. 15 musicians from 11 countries who … More
Amara Toure Is Missing
Album Review: Amara Touré 1973-1980 Amara Toure is missing. Nobody knows where he is, if he is alive or whatever … More
Special Sauce – Sabolai Mix
African Electronic Music is one of the most criminally underrated genres of all time. Usually, major labels and music media … More
Album Review: Katapila Trotro – An Electrifying Sonic Portrait of Ghana’s capital
It is hard to find a soundtrack that would illuminate the intricacies of the city of Accra due to its … More
