口弓やンゴビと、揺らめく男女のコール＆レスポンスの重なり、目眩くブーティーハープの高速アルペジオから生まれるポリリズム。名門〈AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA〉からの新作は、89年作 中央アフリカ・ガボンとツォーゴのアップデートされた儀礼音楽。
中央アフリカはコンゴのお隣の国 ガボン中部から派生し、Papé Nzienguiの功績もあってか、現在ではガボン全土のさまざまな民族に広く…

Nahawa Doumbia, the legendary Malian singer who has been picked up by labels like Awesome Tapes From Africa and Frikiwa. Her 1982 album gets a reissue.
From Salif Keita and Ali Farka Touré to Tinariwen…

A superb 2016 live recording from keyboardist Hailu Mergia, long beloved by fans of Ethiopian music.
Hailu Mergia is best known for his classic work with Walias Band, the finest Ethiopian group of the …

From AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA comes UMOJA, the South African synthesizer Afro-boogie band, 1988.
Proto-KWAITO vocoder synth funk with an edit-like feel, plus the electronic SOWETO cut "Money Money," l…