Reviews
Between Two Worlds
Based in Melbourne, Australia, with members hailing from Colombia and Chile, Amaru Tribe play cumbia, but not as we know...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2022
Now More Than Ever
With Boston fiddler McNally leading the charge, the Katie McNally Trio have been steadily making waves since their 2016 debut...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2021
Brazilika
If you’re into Brazilian jazz then you will most certainly know about Far Out Recordings, the London-based label that have...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Our Garden Is Alone
Opener ‘Leyli’s Garden’, heralded by a breathy flourish on the ney, is a personal and heartfelt homage to Vahdat’s late...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2022
Tatavla
Tatavla was a neighbourhood in Istanbul where the Greek-speaking community once performed a great deal of music, especially that of...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2018
Live at WOMAD 1985
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party
Marking its 30th anniversary, Real World Records has released this album as a tribute to the late qawwali king, Nusrat...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2019
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
Zimbabwe Awake Vol 1
Whatever view one takes of Robert Mugabe's political leadership, there is no question that the world's media provides a very...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2014
Abale Ndikuwuzeni
Let's start by introducing Gasper Nali's instrument, which is known as a babatoni. Once seen, it's never forgotten. It is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2016
