Reviews
Ndikho Xaba & The Natives
The South African pianist Ndikho Xaba was 30 years old when he sought exile in the US in 1964. He...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2015
Keme Borama
This is the first internationally released recording from griot guitarist Tiecoro Sissoko and sadly it is a posthumous debut, Sissoko...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2014
Safe in Sound
Safe in Sound is the fifth album in a long-established series of self-releases by the solo acoustic guitarist Daryl Shawn,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Salhi
Imed Alibi, Mounir Troudi & Michel Marre
Imed Alibi is a France-based Tunisian percussionist who likes to take risks. His 2015 debut, Safar, saw him playing alongside...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2018
Hard Ground
The Rachel Hamer Band met on the folk degree course at Newcastle University. They play with gusto and confidence and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2017
Hawaii Memories: Souvenirs d’Hawaii
It's hard to know what to say about this album, other than that it's traditional Hawaiian hula music aimed squarely...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2015
Mirador
The English-language tracks of this album are fine, and will be thoroughly enjoyed by any fans of Po'Girl or First...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2020
Finno-Balkan Voices
Eight female vocalists – four Finnish, and four Bulgarian – meet here in a collaboration that stems from a course...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2015
Mente
The Brazilian multiinstrumentalist Thiago Nassif has been active for around a decade, switching scenes from São Paulo to Rio de...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2020
Blue
On your first listen to this album, you’ll be immediately struck by its ‘crossover’ nature – the fusion of baroque...
Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: December/2020
