Reviews
Across the Universe
Amit Chaudhuri is a one-off in India, a writer, intellectual and composer who says things like “I don't see any...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2023
Kafilah Nights: Malay-Arabic Variations from 1960s Indonesia
M Mashabi & His Kelana Ria Orchestra
This collection is a precious insight into the music scene of 1960s Indonesia. Formed by Adi Karso and Munif Bahasuan,...
Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: January/February/2024
AlKemi
Cuban music contributes to, and absorbs, myriad musics from across Latin America, the Caribbean and the US. It has also...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2024
Sargal
Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze
In 2023, the New York-based trumpeter/producer Volker Goetze and Senegalese kora master Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko teamed up with flamenco...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2025
Our Boys Are Doing It
Dennis Mpale (feat Kippie Moketsi)
First issued locally in 1977, Our Boys Are Doing It was trumpeter Dennis Mpale’s first solo album, although by then...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2025
Second Circle the Horizon
To evoke the natural world is an age-old quest for musicians. To accomplish the mission so thoroughly and sonorously, as...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/2025
Club Coco – New Dimensions in Latin Music
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
The Dominican-American Charlie Chimi’s ‘Échale Candela’ (Set it on Fire) was what first sparked Mexican DJ Coco Maria to assemble...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2025
Sailing Back to You
Mick McAuley, Winifred Horan & Colm Ó Caoimh
What does one make of an album by three traditional musicians of the Irish genre that features a retro French...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: March/2013
Sachal Jazz
This CD has been featured all over the place – CNN, the BBC and Al-Jazeera – and has already been...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
