Reviews
Independence Ska and the Far East Sound
The Skatalites' brief original existence from 1963 to 1965 surely marks them out as one of the most influential bands...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2017
Taiwan Pulsation
Ten Drum is a young Taiwanese percussion group. At first you might compare the troupe to the taiko ensembles of...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: October/2011
Kaladounia
In Brussels, Rebel Up! is a promoter, record label and DJ team, as well as being general champions of global...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: January/2021
Bachata Haiti
While Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the same island they are divided – the French colonised Haiti while the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2019
Wolf Rune
Being in a room with Sinikka Langeland is like being charmed into a northern forest under a night sky. Her...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2021
Vårvindar Friska
Here are two musicians who discovered some sort of magic potion in a cellar in Stockholm when they played two...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2019
KWEChE
The nyatiti is an eight-stringed plucked lyre of the Luo people in Kenya. Played in a fast and rhythmic way,...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2021
Music for Hope
Indian sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan has done a few collaborative recordings with musicians from other traditions – for instance...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
Live in Lesotho
In December 1980 the African businessman Victor Maloi arranged a concert for Masekela and Miriam Makeba in Lesotho, a country...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2020
Under Burning Skies
Breaking news: Souljazz Orchestra have discovered the synthesizer. But not in a bad way. After 15 years together, frequent tours,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2017
