Reviews
Grace
The Soweto Gospel Choir has won Grammy awards for its last two albums, so you can’t blame them for tailoring...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2010
Reggae Dancer
There’s a long and proud tradition of Australian Aboriginal rock-reggae groups, from both remote desert regions and urban cities, that...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/February/2022
Tu Na Me Nsa
The Ghana Bigshots were originally founded as the University of Ghana's house band, and this release is supported by the...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Apr/May/2015
A Universe That Roasts Blossoms for a Horse
The first track on Širom's A Universe that Roasts Blossoms for a Horse sounds like an intro to an adventurous...
Reviewed by Agnieszka Ujma in issue: November/2019
Sun Gong/Bring on the Sun
Four decades ago, zitherist Edward Larry Gordon made his debut on a small US label. Then, renamed Laraaji, he collaborated...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: June/2018
Acoustic (Live)
Hailing from Saint-Étienne’s Algerian community, Dub Inc grew to fame on French radio waves with a unique fusion of reggae,...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: May/2021
Windrush
As a Pennsylvaniaborn singer-songwriter and mandolinist married to a Frenchwoman and living in Cambridgeshire during the Brexit tussles, it’s perhaps...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2020
Nishabourak
Hamid Motebassem and George Crotty Trio
This collaborative album is born of a musical meeting at Toronto's Experimental Link Series event. The series focuses on celebrating...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: September/2025
Trioliadam
This collection of traditional Norwegian tunes was originally recorded in 1981. The results were never released, the master tapes lost,...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2024
The Voice of the People: The Barley Mow
Topic Records released the Voice of the People series – 20 CDs and about 500 recordings of traditional songs and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
