by Les Amazones d’Afrique (Real World, MOV 012, CD, LP and digital)

Benin’s Angélique Kidjo, Mali’s Kandia (‘La Dangereuse’) Kouyaté, Nigeria’s Nneka: these are but three of the queens of west African music who crowd into this fundraiser for the Panzi Foundation, a medical charity that supports women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.