Here are reviews of the albums featured in Afropop Worldwide's new Stocking Stuffers 2016 program. There are also concert reviews, as many of the artists performed songs from their new releases this year. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see a complete list of the artists, songs and albums from the show.
The Call of the Lionhearted: A Chat With Debo Band's Danny Mekonnen
Florent Mazzoleni on Bobo-Dioulasso's Golden Age of Music
Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki wa Dansi Classics
Madjafalao
Kidayú
Concert Review: Gil and Veloso--Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música
Bambulaye
Tiken Jah Fakoly Shares Message of African Unity
Arbina
Heritage
The complete list of this year's recommended records, and where to find them:
Bitori, Legend of Funaná: The Forbidden Music of the Cape Verde Islands (Analog Africa)
Elage Diouf, Melokàane (DEP)
Tiwa Savage, R.E.D. (Mavin)
Bisa Kdei, Break Through (BLMC)
Yishak Banjaw, Love Songs Vol. 2 (Terenga Beat)
Debo Band, Ere Gobez (FPE)
Various Artists, Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta (Numero Group)
Various Artists, Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics (Sterns Africa)
Le Tout-Puissant Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, Madjafalao (Because Music)
Vaudou Game, Kidayu (Hot Casa)
Bossacucanova The Best of Bossacucanova (Six Degrees)
Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, Dois Amigos: Um Século de Música (Ao Vivo) (Nonesuch)
Elza Soares, A Mulher do Fim do Mundo (Mais Um Discos)
Los Hacheros, Bambulaye (Chulo)
Ibrahim Maalouf, Black Light (Impulse)
Tiken Jah Fakoly, Racines (Universal)
Vieux Kanté, The Young Man's Harp (Sterns Africa)
Bombino, Azel (Partisan)
Noura Mint Seymali, Noura Mint Seymali, Arbina (Glitterbeat)
Mohamed Abozekry, Karkadé (Jazz Village/Harmonia Mundi)
Osei Korankye, Seperewa of Ghana: Emmere Nhyina Nse (Akwaaba Music)
Richard Bona, Heritage (Qwest)
The Pedrito Martinez Group and Román Díaz, Habana Dreams (Motema Music)
Harold Lopez-Nussa, El Viaje (Mack Avenue)
Zomba Prison Project, I Will Not Stop Singing (Six Degrees)
Fatou Seidi Ghali & Alamnou Akrouni, Les Filles de Illighadad (Sahel Sounds)
Sahra Halgan Trio, Faransiskiyo Somaliland (Buda Music)
Aziza Brahim, Abbar el Hamada (Glitterbeat)
Rocky Marsiano, Meu Kamba Vol. Dois (Akwaaba)
Graveola E O Lixo Polifônico, Camaleão Borboleta (Mais Um Discos)
La Yegros, Magnetismo (Soundways)
