Reviews
Funeral for Justice
Forget desert blues. Mdou Moctar insist they are a rock band, influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Van Halen as much...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2024
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
This is a new recording of old-school highlife and Afrobeat from one of Ghana's great vocalists, backed by a scorching...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Panic Grass & Fever Few
Ian King of England – it has an old–money ring to it – is a Barnsley–born singer and stonewaller. The...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2010
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
For those more au fait with the jazz world, Brad Mehldau is something of a household name. His celebrated Art...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: April/2017
Tall Tales & Misadventures
Album number three from the Irish five-piece Goitse (the name is an informal Irish greeting, meaning ‘come here’) follows 2012's...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2015
Habibi: Classics & Collaborations
Natacha Atlas’ back-catalogue has been open-cast mined in recent years, with both a Best Of and a cut-price box-set already...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Meçhul: Singles & Rarities
Comparisons with Fats Domino or Elvis Presley don’t really do justice to the impact of Erkin Koray on Turkish music....
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Rhythm & Jews Revisited
New York klezmer band The Klezmatics are celebrating their 40th anniversary and that includes a (first-time) vinyl release of absolutely...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/2026
The Rough Guide to Highlife
The consistently reliable Rough Guide compilation series has delved into West African music on many occasions and this latest version...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2012
African Blues
A dozen years ago the Putumayo label issued one of the first compilations to explore the rich connections between African...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
