Reviews
Alchemya
There have been a number of African-Iberian musical experiments over the years, but when an African vocal kicks in on...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
The Lusafrica Years
Orquesta Aragón is at heart a charanga orchestra, a fluid blend of woodwind, brass and strings with flute and violins...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Mask Dance
The Korean quartet Black String take their name from the geomungo, the funkiest of Korea's zithers, whose name translates as...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2017
The Dark Peak and the White
This is a strikingly original work of musical preservation. Supported by the Peak District National Park Authority, it is a...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2012
Le Monde Moderne
Welcome to volume two of a mesmeric voyage into the very bowels of the capital of Niger, Niamey, and beyond....
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: May/2023
The ABCD
Born and bred in London, the rapper Olushola Ajose, better known as Afrikan Boy, has re-examined his Nigerian roots in...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Muslims and Christians
The vaults of the golden era of Ethio-jazz have been pretty much exhausted by the wonderful Éthiopiques series - but...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Wesele!
Tęgie Chłopy are one of Poland's best new traditional groups, reviving the repertoire of the Kielce region in central Poland....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2018
30: Happy Returns
To celebrate 30 years as a performing musician Kate Rusby has selected songs from her 18 previous albums and recorded...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2022
