Reviews
kwaNTU
kwaNTU feels less like an album and more like an encounter. It brings together Madala Kunene, a significant figure within...
Reviewed by Hillary Palesa Morusi in issue: February/March/2026
The Kasambwe Brothers
In 2024, The Kasambwe Brothers made their first trip out of Malawi, taking their street music from the township of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/2026
I Can Be A Clay Snapper (Lahko Sem Glinena Mesojedka)
Širom, a young Slovenian multi-instrumentalist trio, exemplify a fine balance between improvisation and craft. This, their second studio outing, sees...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: November/2017
Abatwa (The Pygmy): Why Did We Stop Growing Tall?
Following recordings made in Vietnam, Cambodia and Mali, the fourth album in Ian Brennan's Hidden Musics series finds the indefatigable...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2017
Em Casa Com os Gil
Released to coincide both with Gil’s 80th birthday and the Amazon documentary series At Home With the Gils, this soundtrack...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2022
Hemdem
Sinan Cem Eroglu & Muhlis Berberoglu
Hemdem means, literally, ‘breathe together’ and designates in Turkish one's best friend. But since dem also means ‘drone’ it could...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Hawaii to Calcutta: A Tribute to Tau Moe
Bhattacharya is an extraordinary musician. He may be best known for inventing the slide guitars that allow him to play...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2017
Jiangnan Sizhu Music
Two more Chinese virtuosi, another enjoyable record. The sizhu in the title refers to ‘silk and bamboo’, as in the...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Night Spirit Masters
Recorded live at night in the medina of Marrakech by Billy Youdelman using an Akai digital 12-track and produced by...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022
