Reviews
Synthesized Sudan: Astro-Nubian Electronic Jaglara Dance Sounds from the Fashaga Underground
Jaglara is the sound of one man and one keyboard, emanating from the rural al-Fashaga region near the tripoint of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2023
Lodèr la vi
Since 2012, the group Saodaj from La Réunion has been following its own path, becoming one of the most emblematic...
Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: February/March/2026
Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music – 50th Anniversary
Hot on the heels of Out of Many: 50 Years of Reggae Music (reviewed in #88) comes this 100-track box-set,...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: March/2013
Ragas de Jaipur
Although recognised in India as one of the finest sitar and surbahar (bass sitar) players, Rajeev Janardan may not be...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2011
A Day Will Come
Last summer, when the people of Britain were discussing leaving the European Union and what this meant, harmonica and melodeon...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2020
Future Sounds of Buenos Aires
It been several years – six, in fact – since ZZK Records first started to whip the cool kids into...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Tande-la
Observant musical tourists in Cuba have long noted the colourful undercurrent of Haitian folklore in the cabarets and dance troupes,...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Tide
Hearing this new album by Zimbabwean funksters Mokoomba for the first time is a truly exciting experience, on a par...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Zambia Roadside 2
SWP Records certainly can’t be accused of over¬exploiting their archive of field recordings; it was ten years ago that the...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2013
Ossicles
A musical journey connecting Africa and the Middle East to the mountains and valleys of Norway is one that few...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
