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The Umoza Music Project

Here’s an interesting oddity. A group of African musicians sing in a makeshift studio on the banks of Lake Malawi,...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2022

Medicine

Orchestra Gold

To get the full therapeutic benefit of Orchestra Gold's Medicine; it's best to play it loud. That way you experience...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2023

Rodrigo & Gabriela & C.U.B.A — Area 52

REVIEW FIGHT CLUB

Happy Rod and Gab fans! Area 52 is more of the same – despite all the Cuban music it features,...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012

Hermitage

Jambinai

Portentous track titles such as ‘Abyss’ and ‘Echo of Creation’ hint at the nature of this South Korean trio's crusade....

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2016

Vangasay

Gwendoline Absalon

A vangasay is a Type of mandarin orange from Madagascar and Vietnam, popular in the islands across the Indian Ocean...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2020

Marrabenta Music From Mozambique

Yinguica

It is an unfortunate fact that many of Mozambique’s best musicians live abroad. There are few recording opportunities in the...

Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: Jan/Feb/2010

100 Strings: Indian Ragas Full Circle Vol 1

Kiranpal Singh

This album by one of the best-known students of the legendary Shivkumar Sharma is a masterclass in santoor playing. In...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2019

Orkos

Maha

As one of the few female singers operating within Egypt’s fertile 70s jazz scene, Maha was picked out as a...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: January/February/2023

Castelli

A Filetta

Followers of A Filetta, Corsica's foremost purveyors of ancient polyphonic traditions, might have concerns about their new album, given the...

Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: November/2015

Abbar el Hamada

Aziza Brahim

Since the death of the great Mariem Hassan, Aziza Brahim has become the most important voice for the Saharawi people,...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2016