Reviews
Namaste
With song titles like ‘Transcendental Consciousness’, ‘Brhama-Vishnu-Shiva’ [sic] and ‘Om Shanti’, we are clearly in California meets India territory. Rahul...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
In the Wake of Neil Gunn
In the early 20th century Neil Gunn was one of the most prolific and influential writers in Scotland, with a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
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
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
