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CDs of the week

05.06.09
Little Boots arrives fresh out of Blackpool, Kasabian and The Black Eyed Peas return and Diana Krall sounds more fulfilled.... more

Seun Kuti follows father's footsteps

15.12.08
Part prankster, part politico, Seun Kuti blasted alto sax riffs, sang lyrics in Pidgin English and delivered a rousing pro‑Africa diatribe. ... more

Femi Kuti stands on shoulders of giants

17.11.08
Femi Kuti's music felt rough-hewn but the audience didn't care, dancing in the aisles at the end of his two-hour set.... more

CDs of the week

07.11.08
Tracey Chapman's sweet and earnest melodies might touch a lost chord and Tony Christie puts out the finest Sheffield album since The Human League's Dare.... more

Albarn and pals make it up in Africa Express

23.10.08
It's taken Africa Express three years to reach London. But Koko's star-studded and surprisingly ego-less marathon was worth the wait.... more

Fela's boy comes into his own

29.05.08
The diminutive Showboy, Seun Kuti, true to his name in gold lamé and black shades, blasted baritone sax riffs skywards.... more

Radical rap from Senegal

19.02.08
Now in its fourth year, the African Soul Rebels tour has become a brand name in world music circles, a sort of Motherland Revue with a sting.... more

London's best African restaurants

09.01.08
You may not have thought about African food in London before, but from antelope to yam, their cuisine is as diverse as the continent.... more

The hottest tickets for the year ahead

04.01.08
From Kylie Minogue and masterpieces of Impressionism to an invasion of Chinese dance companies, the next 12 months will be a treat for London's arts lovers.... more

CDs and DVDs of the week

07.12.07
This week's top music releases include a DVD from Amy Winehouse, plenty of pop from Justin Timberlake and moving world music from one of Nigeria's most uncompromising artists.... more

The sound of Africa

18.05.07
Capturing the musical essence of a continent is a tall order - but since 2003, the London African Music Festival has been doing it with great success.... more

CDs of the week

09.02.07
This week's CD round-up includes the Miles Davis quintet, Lucinda Williams' bleakest album to date and the latest offering from veteran band The Fall.... more

CDs of the week

19.01.07
Debuts from both Damon Albarn's The Good, the Bad and the Queen and The View make good listening, plus there's an indispensible Latin-Arabian compilation.... more

Top five weekend gigs

18.08.06
A double bill of old school soul, Fela Kuti's former drummer leads his own band and country-tinged ballads from Matt Ward. David Smyth picks out the best of this weekend's gigs.... more

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