Reviews
Siftorde
Tidiane Thiam is a photographer, visual artist and guitarist from Podor, the dusty home town of Baaba Maal in northern...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Kula Kulluk Yakisir M1
Kayhan Kalhor & Erdal Erzincan
Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and Turkish saz player Erdal Erzincan are both fantastic traditional musicians with a taste for...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Grippy Grappa
The trio Monsieur Doumani formed a couple of years ago in Cyprus with Angelos lonas on guitar and vocals, Demetris...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2013
The InCider Sessions
Whatever fiddler Adam Summerhayes is on, I want some. He’s known for his formidable talent in classtcal and tolk traditions,...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2020
Music in Me/Nziyo Dziri Mandiri
Gera's 2016 song ‘Chema Zimbabwe’ (Cry Zimbabwe) was a heartfelt critique of the deteriorating economic and political situation in his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Across the Universe
Amit Chaudhuri is a one-off in India, a writer, intellectual and composer who says things like “I don't see any...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2023
Kafilah Nights: Malay-Arabic Variations from 1960s Indonesia
M Mashabi & His Kelana Ria Orchestra
This collection is a precious insight into the music scene of 1960s Indonesia. Formed by Adi Karso and Munif Bahasuan,...
Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: January/February/2024
Sargal
Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze
In 2023, the New York-based trumpeter/producer Volker Goetze and Senegalese kora master Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko teamed up with flamenco...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2025
Our Boys Are Doing It
Dennis Mpale (feat Kippie Moketsi)
First issued locally in 1977, Our Boys Are Doing It was trumpeter Dennis Mpale’s first solo album, although by then...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2025
