Reviews
Koum Tara: Chaâbi, Jazz and Strings
Disregard the rather bland title: this album is a luminous jewel. It's an uncommon mixture, to say the least, based...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2018
Afrotunes: Best of Juju Vol II, Oba Mimo Olorun Ayo
Originally released on vinyl in 1985 by Nigerian label Tabansi Records, the rarity of this reissue will no doubt send...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Esquina de São Paulo
Latin Grammy-nominated classical guitarist João Luiz and composer and mandolin player Danilo Brito have shared a friendship for nearly 20...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: May/2022
Los Duendes de la Marimba
This album was recorded in the house of the Torres family (keepers of the Torres dynasty, masters of Colombia’s Pacific...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2020
Kanou
A former backing singer with Salif Keita, Mamani Keita is best known for her 2001 recording debut Electro Bamako, which...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Apr/May/2014
Ejdeha
Gordon Grdina is a guitarist and oud (lute) player with one foot in Vancouver and another in New York. Originally...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2018
The Moon has Risen: Zanzibara Vol 6
If you get a chance to see the Mtendeni Maulid Ensemble, don't miss it. They are a group of young...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2012
Beginner’s Guide to India
This sprawling introduction to the music of the Indian subcontinent is compiled by British Asian presenter Lopa Kothari – of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2010
Por Ahí
Born and raised in Mexico City, but based in Brooklyn since 2002, Rana Santacruz styles himself as a Latino heir...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2015
In Time
The most impressive aspect of this tight debut from the New York-based Akshara Music Ensemble is their brilliant manipulation of...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2018
