Reviews
Puerta del Sur
American salsa this good traditionally hails from New York, courtesy of the Fania label. But Bio Ritmo's 11th album to...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Planting Trees
Abdoulaye Koné, aka Kandiafa, is part of a long line of Mande griots including great-grandfather Djigui and his uncle, Mama...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: April/2021
The Butterfly Dream
Little has been heard of the Chinese electro-fusionist since her 2010 album Harmony – which followed a BBC Radio 3...
Reviewed by David Hutcheon in issue: May/2016
Kiteky
This latest album from the French four-piece Electric Vocuhila, comes hot on the heels of a residency spent in Madagascar...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: December/2022
La Voix de la Passion
Three elements compete in La Voix de la Passion, an intriguing CD by Damascus conservatory graduates Waed Bouhassoun and Moslem...
Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Up the Hill and Through the Fog
The COVID-19 pandemic exacted a particularly tough toll on The Slocan Ramblers. Bandmates Adrian Gross (mandolin) and Darryl Poulsen (guitar,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2022
In the Land of Cameroon
Put aside any preconceptions you might have about field recordings.This collection of tracks by amateur musicians and singers is highly...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2013
Khoom Loy
Despite her firm background in the tradition, Norway's Annbjørg Lien has always been one of the most forward thinking of...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2012
Hoolima
The allure of bluegrass, from its early beginnings in Kentucky, has spread far and wide, leaving its influence in many...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2018
