Reviews
Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77
As suggested in the title, The Funkees were one of the Nigerian bands in the 1970s whose musical bias lay...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2012
Cuba: Music and Revolution – Culture Clash in Havana Cuba, Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol 1
This compilation, curated by Gilles Peterson and Soul Jazz's Stuart Baker, collects together some of the most exploratory items from...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2021
Sempre
It's no wonder that Katia Guerreiro, looking for a new direction in her career, chose to work with José Mário...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2019
Magic Spirit Quartet
As one of the leaders of the Gnawa revival and its incursions into fusion, Majid Bekkas has stressed the importance...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2020
Soul of Bengal
The group presenting this charming collection of Bangladeshi music lives up to its name. It is indeed an all-star cast:...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Native Music 15: Traditional, Folk & World Music from Latvia
Throughout their history the peoples of the Baltic have, sometimes at great cost, maintained their national and cultural identities, in...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: April/2021
Last
Last begins with ‘Gan to the Kye’, a Northumbrian complaint about the local men taken by rebels, leaving only the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2011
Leaving None but Small Birds
This is an exciting collaboration from two heavy rock bands exploring traditional music on an album that very much pushes...
Reviewed by Amy Hollinrake in issue: October/2021
Ankerdram
Here we have a good example of the old adage about not judging a book by its cover. The photo...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: December/2018
