Reviews
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
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
Nada Ananda
Simon Thacker & the Nava Rasa Ensemble
This disc brings together two composers – one British, one of Indian descent. Both have a taste for the eclectic,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2011
Adama Drame
A long-term champion of West Africa’s loudest hand drum, the djembé master Adama Dramé here gets his early 90s solo...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Fortuna
For a band that makes the bold claim to being ‘the one and only’ Amsterdam Klezmer Band, the outfit has...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: July/2020
Sunda Country: The Art of the Gamelan Degung
Gamelan degung is one of the smaller types of gamelan ensembles. This disc, recorded between 1972 and 1973, features two...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: July/2016
Balkan Grooves
And so the Balkan train rolls on. Berlin label Eastblok – one of the first to the party with DJ...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Cimbalomduó
The subtitle of this disc – ‘Cimbalom for Four Hands’ – is slightly misleading. It suggests cimbalom duets on one...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2010
From Nubia to Cairo
First released back in 1989, when ‘world music’ was young, this set is as life-enhancing and plain funky as an...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2019
Seedlings All
This is the folk duo's fifth album, their first of all-original songs and, once again, a maturation and development of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2018
