Tuesday, April 12 2011
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: Cotonou Club
It's really them, rising out of the past, slightly tamer, the sound not as tight as it used to be, but, still, them.
Tuesday, November 23 2010
‘Lost Kingdoms of Africa’: The Very Concept of ‘Kingdom’ May Have Originated In Southern Africa
The world needs to comprehend the complex, bloody history of the so-called 'Dark Continent', with all its attendant ironies and contradictions.
Friday, January 29 2010
Various Artists: Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization of West Africa
Thirteen songs, 55 minutes, and a time frame stretching from 1960 to the end of the '70s were never going to leave us with anything more than a sketch.
Monday, November 30 2009
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: Echos Hypnotiques: From the Vaults of Albarika Store 1969-1979
The relentlessness of this music is exhilarating, the thickness of it, the groove, the band's refusal to let the listener slow down.
Tuesday, July 14 2009
Various Artists: Legends of Benin
At the heart of Legends of Benin lies the spiral, the curve, the unfinished circle that leads to its replica.
