Reviews
Melokáane
Born in Senegal but resident in Canada for the past 20 years, percussionist Elage Diouf has toured the world with...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2017
Henry Martin
Some voices just hit you right in the guts. One of those is that of Hannah Martin – the Devon...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2021
The Berlin Session
In the 1980s, Dur-Dur Band were one of Somalia's biggest groups, in high demand and performing their uniquely Somali disco...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2023
Teeth of Time
Belfast-based singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside’s latest album ranges from the atmospheric opener ‘Teeth of Time: Mountain’ – its first half a...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2025
In the Mood for the Nouba
For serious students of North African music and aficionados of the rarified and demanding canon of Arab– Andalus poetic tradition,...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2011
African Jazz invites OK Jazz
There were two main protagonists in the evolution of Congolese popular music in the 1960s: Joseph Kabasele (alias Grand Kallé),...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2025
Kenya-Congo Connection: From the Archives of Audio Productions, Nairobi, Kenya
There are several compilations of East African recordings that show the strong link between Congolese guitar-band music and bands located...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Arpaora
Arpaora is hailed in the accompanying press dossier as “the first flamenco harp album”. This could be an impressive claim,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2026
Heart's Ease
In 2016, one of the more remarkable musical comebacks came with the release of Lodestar, Shirley Collins’ first recordings for...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Colors of Brazil
One of Brazil's most unclassifiable bands is back with a major international release. Bringing together Cabruêra's two most recent albums...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2015
