Reviews
Origine Orients
Abaji says of the hybrid oud–guitar he built and played on his new album Origine Orients that it is his...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2010
The ABCD
Born and bred in London, the rapper Olushola Ajose, better known as Afrikan Boy, has re-examined his Nigerian roots in...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Republique Amazone
Last year's WOMAD performance by this collective of West African female singers of different generations and traditions was highly praised....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2017
Yene Alem
Etenesh Wassie & Mathieu Sourisseau
The collaboration between Ethiopian singer Etenesh Wassie and the French bass guitarist Mathieu Sourisseau has already yielded one album back...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2018
Hommage à Marcel Dadi
Tunisian-born French guitarist Marcel Dadi was a master of the fingerpicking style associated with Chet Atkins and Merle Travis. A...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2017
Take Me to the Dance
Though Freshlyground is a pan-African outfit, with members from Mozambique and Zimbabwe, the bohemian Cape Town septet is undoubtedly a...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2013
How Shall I Say?
Ghazals are at the core of the Urdu literary tradition, which reached its zenith in North India during the 1...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2011
Breath & Hammer
Clarinettist David Krakauer played with The Klezmatics before forging a distinctive solo career that pushes at the boundaries of many...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2020
Ailan Songs Project: Four Winds
Indigenous singer and social historian Jessie Lloyd is the daughter of Joe Geia, a member of pioneering 1970s/80s Aboriginal band...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2022
Muslims and Christians
The vaults of the golden era of Ethio-jazz have been pretty much exhausted by the wonderful Éthiopiques series - but...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
