Reviews
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
What do Indian raga, bluegrass, klezmer and Mongolian throat singing have in common? Nothing. And maybe that’s exactly what Canadian...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: March/2014
Ukubonga
Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka
It was astonishing how quickly the resistance music of the townships – The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, as it was memorably...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023
Ekonklo
Ekonklo is a thoroughly enjoyable hour of gentle West African roots music. Adjiri Odametey is a singer-songwriter from Accra, Ghana...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2021
Evocazioni e Invocazioni
Ancient resonances tinge Davide Ambrogio's timbre. He is a Calabrian singer and multi-instrumentalist – guitars, Calabrian lyre, zampogna (bagpipes), electronics...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: November/2021
Debademba
Abdoulaye Traoré & Mohamed Diaby
The collaborative spirit is alive and well on Debademba, an album ostensibly created by two 20-something Paris-based West Africans: guitarist...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2011
Ignite
There must be 45 minutes worth of music on Ignite, but it lasts less than half an hour, such is...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2016
Imaginarium
As the daughter of one of the Assad Brothers, a world-beating Brazilian classical guitar duo, it's perhaps no surprise that...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Migrant Birds
Hasan and Rami Nakhleh are two brothers who live in a village in the Golan Heights, the plateau that was...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2020
