Reviews
Niebla
From Medellín to Montréal… Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Alexander Betancur moved from his native Colombia to Canada in 2005. Since then,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2025
Acide Balkanique
Looking for a guaranteed smash hit for your next world music dance party? Look no further than Acide Balkanique, the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/2026
Let Us Clap
Lamisi is a singer-songwriter from Accra with roots in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana. The project’s musical director...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2026
Filin
Celebrated Chilean-born saxophonist and Blue Note Records torchbearer Melissa Aldana delves into her love of the Cuban filin musical style...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: April/2026
Karma
After Jambinai, Black String are the best known of the intriguing new batch of experimental folk bands from South Korea....
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2019
Rroma Sapien
Sydney-based ensemble Lolo Lovina is built around the impressive talents of Hungarian-Romani singer Sarah Bedak and her Serbian Gypsy guitarist-drummer...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2016
Seengwa
Mamadou Diabaté & Percussion Mania
Born into a griot family in Burkina Faso in 1973 and a master of the balafon, Mamadou Diabaté released his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2022
Answer Ballads
It’s such a neat concept, you’re surprised no one has thought of doing it before: ‘answer songs’ to classic pop...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
