The soundtrack to Eliane de Latour's film Après l’océan has just been released as an album, giving listeners a taste of the multiple musical flavours of Abidjan.

Following in the footsteps of her famous father (Jacques Higelin) and her music star brother (Arthur H), Izia has arrived on the French music scene with a vengeance. ...

Nosfell, possibly France's most avant-garde singer-songwriter, is back in the news with a third full-length offering. His latest album, simply entitled Nosfell, ...

Marc Collin, Olivier Libaux and their revolving cast of 'chanteuses' are back in the news with a third Nouvelle Vague album, simply entitled 3. ...

Amar Sundy has spent close on 25 years now weaving his subtle mix of Saharan rhythms and American blues. The singer-guitarist, who was born near Tamanrasset, ...

Like many French bands of the moment, Revolver have looked across the Channel for inspiration, taking their name from a Beatles' album and their sound from Abbey Road. ...

Following on from Alkibar and Niger, Afel Bocoum and his group Alkibar ("Messenger of the Great River") have just released Tabital Pulaaku, ...

If you're one of those melancholy souls who find that grey days are never grey enough and Radiohead are too upbeat, Sébastien Schuller's second album is just for you. ...

After experimenting with Indian instruments on Rimayer and Gypsy vibes on Banjara, Ziskakan highlight another aspect of Reunionese culture on their new album, ...

Versailles-based foursome Phoenix have gone back to their roots on their fourth album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. After eighteen months in the studio the band have blended finely-honed pop melodies ...

After two decades as Congo's roving rumba ambassador in East Africa, Samba Mapangala has released a rare and unashamedly exuberant new album. ...

La Belle Epoque is a bumper double album retracing the rollercoaster career of Senegal's Orchestra Baobab. The group originally rose to fame in their homeland in the 1970s then fell into total oblivion ...

In the past, Cameroonian jazzman Gino Sitson has divided his albums between a cappella songs and orchestrated tracks. On his new album ...

Tales of a Kleptomaniac is the fifth studio album by France's most successful DJ export: Laurent Garnier. As its title suggests, album number 5 hops about like a manic magpie, ...

On her eagerly-awaited third album, Miss Météores, Olivia Ruiz whirls through a galaxy of musical styles. And the quirky brunette from the Languedoc ...

Five of the best-known musicians in Madagascar have banded together to export the sounds of their Indian Ocean isle. After wowing audiences live in concert, ...

Sliimy, the hot young French pop phenomenon ‘du jour’, belongs to the Internet generation and owes much of his lightning rise to fame to Myspace. ...

Israeli rock band Izabo emerged on the scene two years ago now with their acclaimed debut album The Fun Makers. Now the foursome are back with an eagerly-awaited follow-up: ...

Tiken Jah Fakoly's mini-album Radio libre has been exclusively released in just a handful of African countries. On this ultra-topical missive, ..

Molecule, an artist who forged his reputation on the electro scene with an experimental dub album in 2006, is back in the news with Climax. The mad ...

Four years on from Les Tremblements s’immobilisent, Quebec's latest indie sensation Karkwa have arrived in France with their third album, ...

Francophonic is a superb double CD serving up 28 carefully-chosen tracks marking the highlights of Franco's glittering career. The legendary guitar maestr ...

It has been years since Mali’s iconic diva, Oumou Sangaré, has set foot in the studio to record new material. So the release of Seya, ...

Les Wampas are currently back in the spotlight with a brand new album, ironically entitled Les Wampas sont la preuve que Dieu existe (The Wampas are proof that God exists!) Alternatively, ...

Yuksek's brilliant debut album Away From The Sea looks set to appeal right across the board, delighting electro novices and hardcore clubbers alike. ...

Ousmane Kouyaté has featured on the credits of an impressive number of albums made by West African music stars over the years, the foremost of these being Salif Keita ...

Ever since his chart-topping single Flat Beat back in 1999, Mr Oizo has played the chameleon, constantly changing his image.

At 65, Salvatore Adamo has decided the time has come to dust off his old classics and revive them on an album. Le Bal des gens bien finds everyone's favourite Italian-Belgian singer joined by an all-star French cast.

Charles Aznavour has teamed up with a host of big-name music stars over the years. His latest release, the bumper double album Duos, finds the legendary French chanson crooner recording a series of multi-lingual duets...

Trip-hop first emerged in Bristol, in south-west England, back in the mid-90s. But, interestingly enough, the hybrid mix of atmospheric strings, spacey melodies and downtempo beats is now going...