Reviews
Peru Boom: Bass, Bleeps and Bumps from Peru's Electronic Underground
Peru's capital Lima now hosts an edgy, fresh dance music scene, which draws on a wide range of influences: pan-South...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Mames Babegenush
Apparently the Arabic name of the aubergine dish baba ghanoush translates as ‘Pampered Papa.’ Well I certainly felt like Mama's...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2015
Backroad Carnival
Cory Seznec first made waves as part of the quirky American roots group Groanbox Boys and has since cropped up...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2017
The Missing Star
Carli Jefferson and Clair Le Couteur, aka Lunatrakrors, are an intriguing duo. Based in Margate, they are exponents of what...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2021
Obi Agye Me Dofo
From the golden age of Ghanaian highlife, this rare album from 1977 is a bit of a gem. Hailing from...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2021
The Rough Guide to Zakir Hussain
The tabla is India's best-known drum yet, traditionally, it was always ranked way down the pecking order of instruments, only...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2018
Cissoko Heritage
Born in the Casamance region of southern Senegal, Maher Cissoko’s claim to be the 73rd generation of a griot family...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2021
Placeless
Kronos Quartet and Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat
Given the track record of Kronos Quartet and Iranian singers Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat, it's not surprising that this is a...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2019
