Album of the week Comfusoes, Vol. 1: From Angola to Brasil - Mauricio Pacheco
Welcome to another round the world music adventure with MC Melstar sits in for Jill and takes us to and fro across the Atlantic playing music from Brasil, Colombia, Senegal, Ghana and slightly further afield, in her own special way with an ear for a hip hop track, this undoubtedly influences her track selections.
Hope you hear something you like.
MC Melstar couldn't wait to review this one. She knows what its like to cut it as an MC, amongst the male posturing in the hip hop scene. Together with her Wolof dictionary she listens to Sarabah - Tales from the Flipside of Paradise, the new release from Sister Fa, Senegal's Queen of Hip Hop. Does it get the thumbs up? ...read more
Sue Miller gets spellbound by the magic and contemporary grooves of Cuba's, Madera Limpia. La Corona is an imaginative mix of rap, reggae and changui that reflects the Cuba of today. With hard hitting lyrics and an original approach to the musical traditions of the Carribean, their songs are destined to become future classics.......
