★★★★☆Eno Williams was born in the UK, grew up in Nigeria, and marries the musical cultures of both on the third album by one of the most exciting live bands out there. I Need You To Be Sweet Like Sugar combines rudimentary electronics with plenty of wah-wah from the legendary Ghanaian guitarist Alfred Bannerman, alongside the kind of insistent Afrobeat rhythms Fela Kuti once made his own. I Know That You’re Thinking About Me offers a rare moment of introspection, and She Work Very Hard turns an old Nigerian folk tale into a Donna Summer-style disco stomper. Williams sings in a mix of English and Ibibio, the music jumps from pure African highlife to — on Guess We Found A Way — slinky soul, and it adds…

Source: The Times March 22, 2019 00:00 UTC