Reviews
Pressure to Pleasure
Recorded live in studios in Lagos and London by a sprawling Afrobeat band led by bassist and vocalist Femi Sofela,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2018
KWEChE
The nyatiti is an eight-stringed plucked lyre of the Luo people in Kenya. Played in a fast and rhythmic way,...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2021
Planetario
The distinctive characteristic of Novalima has always been their focus on reinvigorating Afro-Peruvian music with new electronic fusions. On their...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Por Ahí
Born and raised in Mexico City, but based in Brooklyn since 2002, Rana Santacruz styles himself as a Latino heir...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2015
Vivo
It is no surprise that this band formed around three Colombian percussionists, because nearly every track has at its core...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2014
The Rough Guide to World Jazz
For a long time, the Rough Guide series was indispensable for world music fans. Within one CD, they would take...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2019
Jungle Fever
GABO – Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra
Chief Chebe – aka Suleman Chebe – has tirelessly promoted African culture in the UK over the years in a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
Intercosmic
I sometimes recall a faintly surreal encounter outside the Bosnian city of Mostar, a few years after the war, in...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: December/2022
