Reviews
Room on the Porch
American blues giants Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ first collaborated eight years ago on an album called TajMo, their combined...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2025
Nyn
Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis
Stassinopoulou has aptly described herself as a ‘Balkan ethno-trance artist’ and a practitioner of techno-folk psychedelia. I’ve been listening to...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: November/2016
Tablananda
There is a fine tradition of brothers in bands, occasionally accompanied by a sub-plot of sibling rivalry. Fortunately there is...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
No Wahala in the Dance!: Adventures in Contemporary Reggae, Dub & Electronics
Independent label No Wahala Sounds emerged five years ago, releasing limited-edition vinyl reissues of little-known African gems. Now the label...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: March/2020
Painted
Joe Broughton's Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
Painted is a kind of folk thesis: a powerful argument that all the world's musical styles comprise a patchwork we...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2017
Lambi Golo
The decade that has lapsed since TourÉ Kunda's 2008 album Santhiaba had led this reviewer to fear that the Senegalese...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
A New Day
Few will remember Winston McAnuff’s roots reggae career. The veteran singer has a soulful voice that sounds more like Bobby...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Barbara Fairouz
This is a charming and very personal album that brings together the music of two iconic divas: the tragic French...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2015
