Reviews
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Friends: The Black Ark Years
When Trojan Records became part of the giant Universal Music, reggae collectors might well have feared that the previous stream...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Cuba Linda
Dutch-Colombian trumpeter Maite Hontelé's tour de force of Cuban rhythms is all delivered with a hint of Colombian sabor. Since...
Reviewed by Julia Baker in issue: June/2019
Całe Szczęście
Mosaik are a very accomplished Polish folk band who combine Polish traditions with world sounds. On this album we hear...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Live at Abbey Road
Joseph Tawadros & James Tawadros
Joseph Tawadros is an Australian oud virtuoso who blends the music of his Egyptian heritage with a variety of more...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Songs From The Cane Fields (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Two decades ago, the 21-year-old Guy Buttery released an instrumental album that redefined South African guitar playing. While his compatriot...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: February/March/2026
Gilles Peterson Presents: Havana Cultura – New Cuba Sound
Clubbers and Cubanophiles alike will leap on this double set from the zeitgeist-riding Gilles Peterson. Financed by Havana Rum and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Do Ya Hallelujah?
The Swing Ninjas are a seven-piece collective hailing from Brighton who play a raucous mix of Parisian jazz, and New...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: October/2015
Pomegranate Tiles
Dafarahn is an interesting pair of European musicians researching the art music of the Middle East. Francesco Iannuzzelli is an...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Tel Aviv Session
From the opening notes of Vieux Farka Tomé's spare acoustic guitar riff, backed by fellow Souleymane Kane's gently tapped calabash...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2012
Day by Day
At 83 years old, Blake is poised to take his place in the Americana pantheon. In the 1960s he made...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/February/2022
