In the production Soleil Bantu Biboul reveals his past from his childhood in Cameroon, Africa to the present as a professional musician in Europe. The product is able to portray the depth of his musical talent, where Afro-Rhythms are mixed with Jazz and avantgarde sounds. The lyrics and raps of Soleil Bantu tell us about the reality of Africa, about love, friendship and loneliness. For this production, Biboul worked with musicians from Germany, USA, Cameroon, Columbia and Spain.

This is motimba's first album. Based in london, they are one of the best UK acts around, blending a huge variety of styles. If you like hip hop, salsa, funk or anything similar, you'll love this. There's even a remix of Stevie Wonder's 'Pastime Paradise' (the melody Coolio used for Gangsta's Paradise). It is vital for your collection. Visit their website (www.motimba.com) to check out gigs and have a listed to the album. If you think that's good, you gotta see them live. Guarenteed to make you dance! The best CD I've brought in a long time.

Boomerang resembles nothing so much as recent albums by Cuban hip-hoppers Orisha--with hard-hitting hip-hop grooves and lush vocal choruses embellished by tasty snippets of acoustic guitars, flute, accordion and percussion. While there are some West African touches here and there--a gorgeous guest vocal from Rokia Traore on "Le Cycle," some afropop-ish acoustic guitar on "Le Precipice"--the group mostly belongs to an emerging wave of global hip-hop that also includes Boomerang producer Sergent Garcia and Daara J's Senegalese/French compatriot MC Solaar.

El X-Plastaz es uno de los grupos más aceptados fuera de Tanzania. Este grupo de hip hop cuenta con la particuliaridad de tener como lider a un cantante tradicional de Maasai. Centran su sonido y su estilo en la tradición Maasai, que es una trayectoria nueva para Bonga Flava. Practicamente son canciones a capella que cantan y critican mordazmente en idiomas del Swahili y de Haya.