Africa's Latest.: September 2013

Nigerian pop star D'banj is doing big things! His latest album D'King's Men was reviewed on The NewYork Times yesterday.

The Review;

D'banj is one of the great African pop stars of the past decade, a charming singer but, more important a savvy showman. For years, this Nigerian singer was at the center of the Mo' Hits records stable, but now he's struck out on his own with a new label and the compilation "D'banj presents DKM(D'Kings Men)" (DB/G.O.O.D/Sony).

It's an alluring contemporary pop album with an emphasis on king-size dance music, like the military efficient "Don't Tell Me Nonsense" and the flash of last years excellent smash hit "Oliver Twist" D'banj is also a savvy synthesizer of the old and new Africa, as an "Nous les Meilleurs (We the Best); a duet with the Congolese singer Fally Ipupa. But really, D'banj has his eye on the world; he's signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D music imprint, and the lovely "Scape Goat(The Fix) features what's certainly the most cheerful version of Mr. West you'll hear this year, or any year.