Reviews Of African Recordings

Most of these reviews are written by Cliff Furnald, with important contributions by Christina Roden (CR) Opiyo Oloya (OO) Marty Lipp (ML) and Dick Dorsett (DD).
There are also a number of interviews with African artists on our African Resources page.

Warning. Because of time constraints, I am only able to continually update ONE menu. I decided based on your input that I would concentrate on the Regional Listing of these recordings.

All are copyright 1996 by Cliff Furnald, Opiyo Oloya or Christina Roden unless otherwise noted.

• Tarig Abubakar and the AfroNubians The Great Africans (OO)
• ABDELLI New Moon
• King Sunny Ade Live At The Hollywood Palace
  KING SUNNY ADE E Dide (OO)
• AFRICANDO Tierra Tradicional
  AFRICANDO Gombo Salsa (CF)
  AFRICANDO Gombo Salsa (O.O.)
• Obo Addy The Rhythm Of Which The Chief Walks Gracefully
• Pierre Akendengue and Hughes de Courson Lambarena (CR)
  Pierre Akendengue and Hughes de Courson Lambarena (OO)
  Pierre Akendengue Maladalite (CF)
• NAJAT ATABOU The Voice Of The Atlas
• FRANCIS BEBEY Nandolo
• BLACK UMFOLOSI Festival-Umdlalo
• ALPHA BLONDY AND THE SOLAR SYTEM Dieu
• IGNACE DE SOUZA
• SAM CHEGE'S ULTRA BENGA Kickin' Kikuyu-Style
• DAMA AND D'GARY The Long Way Home
• ABDOULAYE DIABATE Djiriyo
• ADAMA DIABATE Jako Baye
  Adama Diabate Jako Baye (OO)
• TOUMANI DIABATE Djelika (also see Songhai)
• DJELI MOUSSA DIAWARA Sobindo (includes sound sample)
• MANU DIBANGO Wakafrika
• HAMZA EL DIN Lily Of The Nile
• VIEUX DIOP Deeso
• BU-BACA DIOP Stand
  BU-BACA DIOP Stand (OO)
• ABY NAGANA DIOP Liital
• (Mamadou Doumbia) MANDINKA Independence
• DUNYABÉLÉ Tchon Tirmi/Trembling Earth
• CESARIA EVORA (Cape Verde)
• MOSE SE FAN FAN AND SOMO SOMO Hello Hello
• HASSAN HAKMOUN The Fire Within
• HIJAS DEL SOL Sibèba
• ABDULLAH IBRAHIM AND JOHNNY DYANI Echoes From Africa
• AMADU BANSANG JOBARTEH Tabara
• HANK JONES, CHEIK-TIDIANE SECK AND THE MANDINKAS Sarala
• KALAHARI SURFERS
• Hank Jones and Cheik Tidiane Sarala (OO)
• CÉCILE KAYIREBWA Rwanda
• SALIF KEITA
• Amen
  Ko-yan
  Folon
  
• KETAMA, TOUMANI DIABATE, JOSÉ SOTO Songhai 2
• KHALED N'ssi N'ssi
• JOSEPH KOBOM Xylophone Music From Ghana
• FEMI KUTI Wonder Wonder
• KINE LAM Praise (CR)
• ISMAEL LO Iso
  BAABA MAAL Firin' In Founta
  BAABA MAAL Sunugal
• Madilu System San Commentaire
• MAKONDE Ba-Makonde
• MAMADOU LY Mandinka Drum Master
• MANDINKA (Mamadou Doumbia) Independence
• SAM MANGWANA Maria Tebbo
• Thomas Mapfumo Vanhu Vatema
• DUMISANI MARAIRE AND EPHAT MUJURU Shona Spirit
• MADAM MUJIDAT OGUNFALU AND MADAM COMFORT OMOGE Yoruba Women Of The Drum
• ORCESTRA MARRABENTA STAR DE MOÇAMBIQUEIndependance
• CHIEF STEPHEN OSITA OSADEBE Kedu America
• HUGH MASEKELA Hope
• MIL-QUINHENTO '1500' & CONJUNTO POPOMBO DE NAMPULA and CONJUNTO NIMALA DE LALAUAH ¡Saba Saba!
• MLIMANI PARK ORCHESTRA Sikinde
• YOUSSOU N'DOUR The Guide (Wommat)
• YOUSSOU N'DOUR & YANDE CODOU SENE Gainde: Voices From the Heart Of Africa
• AYUB OGADA An interview from Helsinki WOMAD, 1993
• OSIBISA Mystic Energy
• THE PAN AFRICAN ORCHESTRA Opus 1
  
• SAADOU BORI AND MOUSSA POUSSY Niamey Twice
• SAMITE Silina Musango
• LESEGO RAMPOLOKENG with THE KALAHARI SURFERS End Beginnings
• RIMITTI Sidi Mansour
• DOUDOU N'DIAYE ROSE as recored live in Senegal for the album Djabote
• SALAMAT Mambo El Soudani
• ABDEL GADIR SALIM, ABDEL AZIZ EL MUBARAK, and MOHAMED GUBARA. Sounds Of Sudan
• MAMA SANA Music From Madagascar
• OUMOU SANGARE Ko Sira
• MANSOUR SECK N'der Fouta Tooro; Volume 1
  MANSOUR SECK N'der Fouta Tooro; Volume 1
• PAPE SECK A rememberance of the singer by Christina Roden. See also Africando.
• YANDE CODOU SENE & YOUSSOU N'DOUR Gainde: Voices From the Heart Of Africa
• SALI SIDIBE Wassoulou Foli
• The Soul Brothers Soul Mbaqanga
• SALAMAT Mambo El Soudani
• SUPER SWEET TALKS INTERNATIONAL The Lord's Prayer
  SUPER SWEET TALKS INTERNATIONAL The Lord's Prayer (OO)
• Foday Musa Suso Jali Kunda
• Tabu Ley Rochereau Africa Worldwide (OO)
  Tabu Ley Rochereau Africa Worldwide(ML)
• TARIKA SAMMY Balance
• TARIKA Bibiango
• TOURÉ KUNDA The Touré Kunda Collection
  
• THE JUSTIN VALI TRIO The Truth (Ny Marina)
• WENGE MUSICA Bouger Bouger
• PAPA WEMBA Emotion
• ZAP MAMA Adventures in Afropea
• ZISKANKAN

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• VARIOUS ARTISTS Lucky Stars & Rosy Mornings: The 60s Ibadan Juju Scene
• Various Artists Songs The Swahili Sing
• VARIOUS ARTISTS:MADAGASCAR
  Madagasikara One: Current Traditional Music Of Madagascar
  Madagasikara Two: Current Popular Music Of Madagascar
• VARIOUS ARTISTS The Music Of Madagascar
• VARIOUS ARTISTS AFRICAN ELEGANT Sierra Leone's Kru/Krio Calypso Connection
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Only The Poorman Feel It
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Africa Never Stand Still
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Dada Kidawa/ Sister Kidawa
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Ile Maurice: Séga Ravanne Mauricien/ Séga Tambour de l'Ile Rodrigues
• VARIOUS ARTISTS DESERT BLUES AMBIANCES DUB SAHARA
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Mozambique 1
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Kerestina: Guitar Songs Of Southern Mozambique 1955-1957
• Various Artists Tabala Wolof: Sufi Drumming of Senegal
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Jive Nation - The Indestructable Beat Of Soweto
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Squashbox: Zulu and Sotho Concertina Music from South Africa
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Yoruba Street Percussion... Five Takes on 60's Lagos
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Musiki Wa Dansi (Tanzania)

• Regional listing
• More Africa on RootsWorld
• Continuing adventures: The Encyclopedia Of African Music

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