Matana Roberts describes her compositional practice on her Coin Coin project as ‘panoramic sound quilting’. River Run Thee (Constellation) is the latest instalment in her brilliant series that uses the full range of voice and electro-acoustic effects as a way of approaching African-American history and experience.
A New Day (World Village) from Senegalese singer Carlou D possesses a similar dignity. The former Positive Black Soul rapper brings his melodious voice and new band, one crammed with international talent, back to its African roots with considerable panache.
