Reviews
In Conclusion
In the latter part of his life the singer Amadou Balaké, who passed away in August 2014, was a prominent...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2015
University of Gnawa
Aziz Sahmaoui is a marakchi – not a broad-brimmed crooner of Mexican love songs, but a native of Marrakech in...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Fiere
Meaning friend or companion, Fiere is the result of an initial collaboration between Joy Dunlop, long established as one of...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2012
Avant Folk II
This is Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli’s follow-up to 2018’s original Avant Folk album, reuniting the same ten-piece ensemble. Its four...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2021
Nothing Can Stop Us
Cornell Campbell Meets Soothsayers
Cornell Campbell has had a long and illustrious career that includes stints as a studio vocalist for such legendary producers...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2013
Ravi Shankar: Sukanya
Ravi Shankar began writing his last major work when he was 90. An opera based on an ancient Sanskrit tale...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2020
Solidarity
A multicultural album recorded by a group of international expats and Canadian natives on a surplus Tascam eight-track tape machine...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Angola Soundtrack – The Unique Sound from Luanda 1968-1976
With its colonial links to Portugal, it is unsurprising that the music of Angola bears remarkable similarities to rhythms heard...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Round Top Wagon
Thomas McCarthy was brought up on the Travellers’ site in Ladbroke Grove, although he spent a lot of time in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2011
Kigali Y’Izahabu
The most exciting thing about Kigali Y'Izahabu is that it is potentially going to reach an audience who might not...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
