African Soul Rebels | World music review

Barbican, LondonThis was the sixth outing by the ever-changing lineup of that admirable ­marketing project, the African Soul Rebels, and it was rescued by a ­dominant performance by the one real star on stage, Malian diva Oumou Sangare. Once again, the Rebels consisted of three very ­different sets of African musicians, but this time round the two support acts were remarkable for their lack of charisma.The disappointment of the night were openers Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, the ve...

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