Tag: Angelique Kidjo

“SEXUAL MANUAL FOR EXPERTS”: Ricky Leroy Brown’s Funky Lament.

Well, Ricky Leroy Brown has gone and done it, presenting us with "SEXUAL MANUAL FOR EXPERTS," and I confess, the title alone sent my mind skittering off like a startled cat at a séance. This solo Madrileño, who conjures entire soundscapes from his own hands and instruments, is clearly still communing with the spirit of Prince, all slinky guitars and a rhythm section that...

More Than a Record, A Life: Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told”

Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told” arrives with a sound you can almost run a thumb over, like worn corduroy. In an age of sterile, diamond-polished productions, this album is a defiantly handmade thing, tracked onto vintage cassette machines. The result is not a flaw, but an ingredient. A faint, persistent hiss breathes alongside the instruments, a ghost in the machine who...

Introducing Scrip T, an Afro Pop Artiste, and a Practicing Nurse

Introducing Scrip T, an Afro Pop Artiste, and a Practicing Nurse Gabriel Asare known by the stage name Scrip T is a Ghanaian Musician and...