Reviews
O Fado
This is Portuguese singer Lina_’s second album in a matter of months. And it is not a bad call. After...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/2026
One Thought Away
If you’re not familiar with Gurtu's remarkable versatility as a tabla maestro and composer who has played with everyone from...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2023
Amadran
After becoming familiar with Bassekou Kouyaté's thrilling electrified ngoni, it's fascinating to hear an album of solo, acoustic ngoni playing,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2019
Inclined to be Red
Greg Russell is an English folk singer on a mission. With the boundless energy of youth, he has been racing...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2017
Songs of Biboki
Reviewing music like this is a bit like trying to slap a star rating on someone's breathing – it's rather...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Apr/May/2012
Mazel Tov!
Klezmer comes in all shapes and sizes and this band is no exception – a group of Italian women with...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2016
Soô
Perhaps it was recording 2012’s Brothers in Bamako with the American bluesman Eric Bibb that persuaded Habib Koité it was...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2014
Heritage
Born in London to a Nigerian father and an Irish mother, Jegede has a rich musical history. As a child...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2014
LAUTyodeln: Fern-Nah-Weit
This is a selection of the finest yodels performed at LAUTyodeln, a festival in Munich last June. It displays the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2017
Caribbean Roots
Poet and spoken-word performer Anthony Joseph was born and raised in Trinidad, but has long lived in London, where he...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2016
