Reviews
Dendere Ngoma (Music Nest)
Spirit Talk Mbira feat. Chartwell Dutiro
A promoter in Holland had booked [Spirit Talk Mbira] thinking that the band was full of African people ‘ recalls...
Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Bahaghari
Broadway star Lea Salonga is one of the most famous singers in the Philippines. To showcase the incredible diversity of...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: March/2018
Le Chat Brel
French violinist Gabriel Bismut met Italian accordion player Maurizio Minardi while playing jazz in Paris four years ago. They discovered...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2020
Live in Paris
The Master Musicians of Joujouka
The collective of Sufi trance musicians led by Ahmed El Attar (one of two troupes spawning from the village of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2021
Between the Sky & Prairie
The Grasslands Ensemble & Daniel Ho
Daniel Ho is a Grammy-winning Hawaiian musician and producer, best known for his innovative work on the ukulele. On Between...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2018
Altur Mur
You know that bit in From Dusk till Dawn when the film goes from kidnap story to vampire flick with...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2022
Inspired by Chance
Their 2014 album Tall Tales and Misadventures saw Limerick quintet Goitse up the ante with a set marked by variety,...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2016
Lysbærer
Lysbærer could easily be the soundtrack to any of the popular Viking series available on our screens and it’s the...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: May/2022
Kangaroo Dance
In Congo's Lingala language the term nzong-nzing (or zong-zing) refers to any kind of additional work activity. In musical terms...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2020
