Reviews
Umculo Umuthi
With lead singer Buyisiwe Njoko armed with shakers, whistles and the proclamatory vuvuzela, and an album title translating as ‘Music...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2021
Thursday Night in the Caley
Hailing from the Highlands and islands, Blazin’ Fiddles have been stoking the flames since 1998, when they first got together...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011
The Source
Since former Rolling Stone Brian Jones first recorded them in 1968, the sound of the musicians of Jajouka in Morocco's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
The Incredible NANÁ
Naná Vasconcelos with Agustín Pereyra Lucena
A de facto solo debut of sorts yet only ever released in Argentina, The Incredible NANÁ dates back to 1971...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: January/2021
Who is William Onyeabor?
The title of this album is highly appropriate as nobody – the record label included – seems to be able...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Re/Semblance: Saath-Saath
Conceived and realised between 2016-2019, and necessitating numerous trips between Bangalore, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Wuhan,...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2022
Call of Bangalore
Before hearing this wonderfully recorded and produced album, I had only encountered the London-based violinist as a versatile performer of...
Reviewed by Rolf Killius in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Doors at Eight
Peter Knight is the fiddle player in Steeleye Span but, since those folk– rock pioneers have been ploughing the same...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Gobi Desert
Stretching across an expanse of terrain joining Central Asia to northern China, the Gobi Desert is the location of several...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2019
