Reviews
Live in San Javier 2021
Matthieu Saglio Quartet & Guests
French-born agronomist-turned-cellist Matthieu Saglio reprises his 2020 top-selling album El Camino de los Vientos (reviewed in the July 2020 issue,...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2022
BAMANAN
On the surface of it, Irish-born, US-based stadium rock producer Jacknife Lee seems an improbable choice to helm the debut...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2022
Jalilah's Raks Sharki: Stage Cuts
Raqs sharki - literally ‘Eastern dance’ but more commonly known as bellydance - is a thriving international scene. There's probably...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2014
Triode
Like Natacha Atlas, Laila Amezian was bom in Belgium to parents of Moroccan heritage. And like Atlas, she has spent...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
#NuNairobi
Not just the banner for a new wave of artists, creatives and entrepreneurs that are proud to call the Kenyan...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: October/2019
Rhythms of Tof Miriam
If, like me, you have a reptile-brain suspicion of recordings that bring together New Age sensibilities with world drums and...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: July/2020
Merengue Loco Out of This World Cha Cha
Would-be lawyer Gilberto Calderón broke his leg playing stickball in Spanish Harlem, took up the congas, became Joe Cuba. His...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2016
100% Dynamite
Subtitled Ska, Soul, Rocksteady & Funk in Jamaica, this pioneering compilation was a hit when first released almost 20 years...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Amame
It’s nearly 35 years since Sámi singer Boine recorded Gula Gula, the album which brought the world’s attention to her...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2023
