Reviews
Acoustic
Along with Alpha Blondy and the late Lucky Dube, Ivory Coast’s Tiken Jah Fakoly is part of a righteous trinity...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2024
Berlin 1964 – Live & Berlin 1964 – The Lost Studio Recordings
A double archival release from Black Truffle, these very rare recordings feature the brothers Moinuddin (d1966) and Aminuddin Dagar (d2000),...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: June/2024
Live at Tou
A few years ago a group of musicians from the Slovakian Roma community came together with a group of musicians...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2021
Umbrellowhead
Come across this on a shelf and you’ll think you’ve found a new Bellowhead album. But what we have here...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2010
Japanese Dub
Jah Wobble & The Nippon Dub Ensemble
According to Jah Wobble, Japanese music is “a million zillion miles away” from the Cantonese tunes that featured on his...
Reviewed by David Hutcheon in issue: July/2010
Rough Guide to Native America
Knowledge of – and exposure to – Native American music and culture is sadly lacking in the UK and Europe....
Reviewed by James Lascelles in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
None the Wiser
If you're looking for one of the finest contemporary poet-singers in England, look no further than the man with an...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
New York–Addis– London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965–1975
Keyboardist, vibra¬phone player and bandleader Mulatu Astatke was an early subject for Francis Falceto’s acclaimed Éthiopiques series, and 14 fine...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Shoshan
Ready for something new and exciting? How about qawwali (Sufi devotional song), Rajasthani folk singing, Indian classical music, flamenco and...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2010
