Various - Zaire '74: The African Artiststhe long lasting recordings from the legendary Zaire74 concerts that preceded the Rumble in the Jungle are released at last. This in one of the finest and most remarkable live albums in the history of African music. Zaire 74 was the three day music festival that proceeded the Heavyweight Championship fight between Mohammad Ali and George Foreman in 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire. The festival brought together many of America's greatest musicians performing

This sense of vigour and enthusiasm coming from Bell about the band’s third album is matched by its contents

North America and most of Africa

Neo Museum - Area

Mercury Rev

Granted it‰۪s got its work cut out against the latest batch of cookie-cutter wannabes with their predictable ‰ÛÒ ahem -‰ÛÏR&B‰۝ covers

This album has been specially remastered using 'FDR' - Full Dynamic Range mastering - allowing the music's nuances to shine through and giving the whole album a more dynamic sound than ever before

one part upbeat country

culminating with the final stanza: “Beyond the choice of create or destroy / inherit

with the final song linking straight back into the top of the opener like a sonic mobius strip

"Friends That Break Your Heart"

without hope

alongside Sean O'Hagan's gentled vocals