Album Review: Mumford & Sons - Johannesburg

South Africa is a country that rarely sees major international bands spend any extensive time there.

Mumford & Sons recently bucked this trend, spending weeks there earlier in 2016. During their tour they holed up in a recording studio in Johannesburg to record five tracks with some of the country's best musical minds. While Baaba Maal's distinctive voice is a drawcard on this EP, The Very Best and Beatenberg are bands that most Australians would not recognise, yet their ability to bring different approaches to these songs ensures that Johannesburg barely feels like a Mumford & Sons release at all.