Djam Leelii
Artist: Baaba Maal

Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck, two of Senegal's biggest pop stars, return to their roots (and the roots of the blues, from the sound of it) on this beautifully hypnotic picking session, which also features Djam Leelii. Two guitars, accented by a bit of African percussion and some tasty electric fills by Aziz Dieng, produce pure magic. ~ J. Poet,... Read More

Amour Fou
Artist: Kanda Bongo Man

In part because he believes in keeping his groups down to a reasonable sound, Kanda Bongo Man's recordings all have something of the feel of the great pre-soukous period of Zairian music. Fad-hounds will be interested, and many others relieved, to note further evidence that the disco-bomp that has recently shackled Zairian rhythm sections is on... Read More

Malinga J T
Artist: Kanda Bongo Man
The Best of Juluka
Artist: Juluka

This is a good summary of Clegg's work with Juluka. ~ Scott Bultman, All Music Guide Read More

Lam Toro
Artist: Baaba Maal

This is the album that introduced Baaba Maal's singular mix of traditional African rhythms and Western arrangements to the world. His third recording, Lam Toro bounds ahead of his previous two albums (which explored his folk roots), transforming Senegalese music with funky grooves and electrified melodies. ~ Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, All Music... Read More

Universal Men
Artist: Juluka

Universal Men, Juluka's 1979 debut album (belatedly released in the U.S. in 1992), was a remarkable document for its time. Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu achieved a canny mixture of Western folk-rock and Zulu chant, creating a pop hybrid like nothing that had been heard before, even if the flute and sax solos of Robbie Jansen, playing against the... Read More

Non Stop Non Stop
Artist: Kanda Bongo Man

Early hits by one of the hottest new wave soukous bands, it features lead guitarist Diblo Dibala (see Loketo). ~ J. Poet, All Music Guide Read More