Here are the reviews of the albums featured in our new Stocking Stuffers 2015 program. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see a complete list of the artists, songs and albums from the show.
Damily - Very Aomby
Kandia Kouyaté - Renascence
Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile de Dakar - Fatteliku Live in Athens 1987
St Germain - St Germain
Cheikh Lô - Balbalou
Terakaft - Alone
Sarkodie - Mary
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal - Musique de Nuit
Owiny Sigoma Band - Nyanza
Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band
Buika - Vivir Sin Miedo
Angélique Kidjo Sings
Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited - Danger Zone
Chico Trujillo - Reina de Todas Las Fiestas
Here's a complete list of the artists and albums we picked for our 2015 "Stocking Stuffers" program:
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal, Musique de Nuit Six Degrees Records
Bassekou Kouyaté and Ngoni Ba, Ba Power Glitterbeat Records
BKO Quintet, Bamako Today Buda Records
Les Ambassadeurs, Rebirth World Village
Kandia Kouyate, Renascence Sterns Africa
Khaira Arby, Gossip Clermont Music
Terakaft, Alone Outhere Records
Kadi ft. Yeli Fuzzo, Supreme Talent Show, Danbe sahelsounds.com
St Germain, St Germain Warner Music
Phyno feat. Stormrex, "Nnunu (feat. Stormrex)" (single)
Wizkid, Ayo Empire Mates Entertainment
Obrafour, "Pimpinaa (feat. Bisa Kdei)" (single)
Sarkodie, Mary Sarkcess Music
Kuku, Ballads & Blasphemy, the Areligious Gospel of Adebola Kuku Buda Musique
Nneka My Fairy Tales Bushqueen
Chico Trujillo Reina de Todos Las Fiestas Barbes Records
Bomba Estereo Amanacer Sony Music
Gema Corredera, Feeling Marta Gc Music LLC
Jose Alberto “El Canario,” Tributo a Los Compadres - No Quiero Llanto 101 Distribution
Fanfarai, Tani Tour'n'sol Productions
Damily, Very Aomby Helico
Brian Chilala and Ngoma Zasu, Vangaza! SWP Records
Thomas Mapfumo and Blacks Unlimited, Danger Zone Chimurenga Music
Youssou N'Dour and Le Super Étoile de Dakar, Fatteliku (Live in Athens 1987) Real World Records
Cheikh Lo, Balbalou Chapter Two
Pat Thomas, Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band Strut Records
Angelique Kidjo, Angelique Kidjo Sings 429 Records
Buika, Vivir Sin Miedo Warner Music Spain
Badi Assad, Hatched QuatroVentos
Bixiga 70, III Glitterbeat
Toto La Momponsina, Tambolero Real World Records
Souad Massi, El Mutakallimum (Masters of the World) Wrasse Records
Aziz Sahmaoui and University of Gnawa, Mazal World Village
Noura Mint Seymali, Tzenni Glitterbeat
Mbongwana Star, From Kinshasa World Circuit
Owiny Sigoma Band, Nyanza Brownswood
