Reviews
Tabansi Sampler
The melting-pot music scene of 70s and 80s Nigeria bursts forth from this compilation, a showcase for the back catalogue...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2019
Unexpected Guests
The title-track of Unexpected Guests lives up to the billing. Bagpiper Craig Downie blares dramatically over a boisterous tabla beat....
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/2021
Cosmic Language
The fusion of jazz and Indian classical music has become so commonplace as to be almost passé, but saxophonist Nat...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2018
Ragas from Lahore
The musical pilgrimage route from West to East may be well-trodden, but it does not typically run through Woking. Little...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/2021
The Hindustani Jazz Sextet Live at the UCLA
This live record is a charming time capsule, taking us back to the swinging 60s and the first fumblings of...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: August/September/2022
Susuma
Susuma harnesses the groove engine of West African highlife and hitches it to the sensitive stylings of 1970s soul. The...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2022
Baró Drom
Baró Drom, meaning ‘great road’ in the Romani language, nods to flamenco's gitano (gypsy) heritage. Granada born singer de la...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2023
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora, 1980-93
This compilation, the second in a Soundways series that started with 2009’s Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-1981,...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2024
Galgi
Gambian guitarist and bandleader Bai Janha’s storied career was so prolific that whole albums from his group Karantamba lingered unreleased...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/2025
Wild Green
This London-based group have blended their atypical instrumentation of clarinet, percussion, violin and cello to engaging effect on two previous...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2025
