Manu Dibango - CubAfrica (RSD 2021) Tom Petty Paris and London

Paris and London

it comes as no surprise that such a supremely gifted songwriter should deliver a mix that is all about the song

as “Peace Pipe” kicks in – the pace and mood shifts to something a little less aggressive

Charismatic Megafauna is a heady trip through left-field pop that packs its own emotional wallop

Manu Dibango - CubAfrica (RSD 2021) Tom Petty Paris and LondonThis is a Record Store Day 2021 release. "Afro cuban : that term which set the world on fire, from rumba to bolro, mambo to cha cha cha, before salsa, that 70's spicy sauce, took over from the others. But to speak truely, since the mists of times (of slavery), both Africa and Cuba aim to vamp that umbilical cord. The most recent example, CubAfrica, a record born from the reunion of a master from Africa and this very living institution from Cuba,