Reviews
Band of Gypsies 2
Taraf de Haidouks & Koçani Orkestar
Ten years ago Romania's super fast Gypsy fiddling stars Taraf de Haidouks teamed up with Macedonian brass band the Koçani...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2011
Bahía
Ana Carla Maza is a virtuoso Cuban composer, cellist and singer. Her latest album, Bahía, takes you on a spellbinding...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: April/2022
The Best of the Black President 2
This is consistently great music: a sublime mix of jazz, funk and a dreamy groove. Fela Kuti created a whole...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: Apr/May/2013
The Bridge
Arash Moradi plays the tanbur – a saz-like long-necked lute that is played in Iranian Kurdistan. For many it is...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2018
Northern Flyway
Birds have been companions, harbingers, auguries and symbols for humanity for millennia. We follow their song, their migrations, their flyways,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2018
Corazón de Piel Afuera
Since 1964's Madrugada, Juan ‘Tata’ Cedrón, at the head of assorted line-ups, has been performing a kind of free-form River...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
One Night String Band Vol One
Old Spot, Jeri Foreman & Ruth Eliza
The story of how One Night String Band came together is worth recounting. Because of gig conflicts, two old-time duos...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2024
Piazzolla 2021
French prodigy Louise Jallu took an interest in tango when she was five and has been playing virtuoso bandoneón since...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2021
Akofa Akoussah
Togolese singer Akofa Akoussah died in 2007 aged just 57 and this – originally recorded and released by the French...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: March/2019
Taoba
A new group from the Solomon Islands, Kaumaakonga hail from the small southern isles of Mungava and Mungiki (jointly referred...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2019
