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- Emerging from the shadows
- Vieux Farka Toure sprang on to the international music scene in 2006 with his self-titled debut album, which received a fair amount of praise from critics. Granted the album did feature two of Mali's musical legends -- his father Ali Farka Toure and kora Read More...
- Holy Fuck: Latin
- Opening with a four-minute slab of white noise is an intriguing way to start an album, but when it segues into the catchy-as-hell electro-disco of Red Lights , which would have LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy jumping with joy, one can forgive almost anything. Read More...
- Spiral Stairs: The Real Feel
- It's been 11 years since pioneering indie outfit Pavement disbanded. In that time guitarist Scott Kannberg has released only two albums under the moniker Preston School of Industry. With The Real Feel he returns to his long-running nom-du-rock, Spiral Read More...
- Seminal Latin Fusion
- South America's football hopefuls may have disappointed at the World Cup, but on the musical heritage front the continent appears stronger than ever, thanks in part to some stunning reissues from the Vampisoul label. Whether it's the Venezuelan psychedelic Read More...
- Temaswati Project -- Voices from Swaziland
- [Sorry have misplaced the cover] The Temaswati Project was one of the highlights of the recent Bushfire Festival in Swaziland. Featuring some of Swaziland's most talented female singers, they performed music in both traditional and contemporary styles. Read More...
- Pantha du Prince -- Black Noise
- German-electronic producer and DJ Hendrick Weber, who releases music under the moniker Pantha du Prince, has been making waves since 2002. Noted for drawing from diverse influences, including late Eighties British shoegaze and Detroit techno, Black Noise Read More...
- Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love
- This is the second Youssou N'Dour album to hit the shelves in 2010 and it follows his reggae-and-mbalax blending effort, Dakar-Kingston . This album is the soundtrack to the documentary I Bring What I Love , which saw N'Dour going back to explore his Read More...
- Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain't No Grave
- Recorded in the five months before Johnny Cash died on September 12 2003, American VI: Ain’t No Grave is the third posthumous release from Rick Rubin's American Recordings label. The first was the 2003 four-disc collection, Unearthed , which offered outtakes Read More...
- Fucked Up: Couple Tracks
- If you have ever taken one look at Green Day and Blink 182 and asked, "What happened to punk?", this album is for you. Fucked Up hail from Toronto and this double-disc compilation collects 25 of the band's thunderous seven-singles recorded between 2002 Read More...
- Distortion for the masses
- In today's age of digital recording almost anyone can record a rock album. But very few have such an impact that they change the face of rock 'n roll. Taking a look back at the past two decades there are two bands that stand out in terms of bringing something Read More...
- Getting Down Township Style
- Before Paul Simon's Graceland became a pop phenomenon and went on to sell 14-million records, there was The Indestructible Beat of Soweto . Graceland may be largely responsible for introducing South African music genres like mbaqanga, maskanda and is'cathamiya Read More...
- Dobet Gnahoré: Djekpa La You
- Following on her fantastic 2007 album, Na Afriki , comes the latest offering from Côte d'Ivoire's rising female superstar, Dobet Gnahoré. Titled Djekpa La You , Gnahoré's third album picks up where the second left off, adding a more uptempo selection Read More...
- Abdullah Ibrahim & WDR Big Band, Cologne: Bombella
- Following on from Abdullah Ibrahim's critically lauded 2008 album, Senzo , comes Bombella . While Senzo was a solo piano album, Bombella was recorded with the Grammy award-winning WDR Big Band from Cologne. It is dedicated to arranger Steve Gray who assisted Read More...
- Turning on the Lights
- It may have taken renowned Cape Town jazz drummer Kesivan Naidoo quite a few years to record his debut album as a bandleader, but it was definitely worth the wait. "Dave Liebman once told me that it takes 15 years to develop as a jazz musician beginning Read More...
- Bloedskande - Bloedskande
- On the whole Bloedskande's self-titled debut is a rough-and-ready Afrikaans punk and hard-rock album with a few curve balls like the kwela-jive Uganda , featuring Andries Bezuidenhout on vocals, and Ons Is Almal Alleen , which features country-blues singer Read More...
Bands can send music for review or online posting to: Isolation C/O of Lloyd, PO Box 91667, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006
