Reviews
Bali 1928 – Anthology: The First Recordings
If I told you this disc was recorded yesterday, you’d think it was the most cutting-edge thing you’d heard all...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: May/2016
Jamilat Reprise
Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan founded Beirut's groundbreaking electro-duo Soapkills, garnering a cult following across the Arab world. In 2013 she...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Flash de Mémoire
The concept of marrying traditional songs with heavy electronic dance music is a curious one, conjuring notions of the Pet...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2022
Saraba Sufiyana
Rafiki Jazz, the global band who bring together all manner of musicians so to demonstrate that music knows no borders,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Solo Guitarra
José Luis Montón was invited to record for ECM following his contribution to Arco Iris, Amina Alaoui’s delicate mix of...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Apr/May/2013
monmon
Ever since 1994, when he burst onto the world music scene with one of his landmark songs ‘Adékalom’, Danyèl Waro...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: August/2017
Right at Home: Live at Mount Hooley
Dan Walsh is a busy man. Hot on the heels of his excellent solo record earlier in 2017, Verging on...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2017
The Full English
This album is one segment of an ambitious project from the EFDSS (English Folk Dance and Song Society), drawing together...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Round & Round
County Antrim-based Ciaran O'Kane's debut album is a fine and muscular release. Opening with the traditional track ‘The Banks of...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2019
End of the World Remixes
Remix albums are notoriously a mixed bag and this one's no different, with a handful of Portuguese and Brazilian remixers,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2017
