Reviews
Djekpa La You
An exceptional live performer and a brilliant songwriter, it’s not hard to see why Ivorian Dobet Gnahoré was chosen to...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Take Me to the Dance
Though Freshlyground is a pan-African outfit, with members from Mozambique and Zimbabwe, the bohemian Cape Town septet is undoubtedly a...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2013
Lunar Tredd
Fimber Bravo may not be Trinidad's best-known steel pan player. His skill comes instead through experimentation, a creative approach that...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2021
Protobilly: The Minstrel & Tin Pan Alley DNA of Country Music 1892-2017
This compilation is an amazing and expansive labour of love that traces the journey of country music from the very...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Bergå Folk Project
Sometimes, even the best folk bands can make an album that feels a bit like another re-hash of the tried...
Reviewed by James Rorison in issue: October/2022
Everyone Listen Close: Wanp-Wanp Jangl Kap
The 12th instalment of the series Anthology of Music in China takes us on a journey into the unique polyphonic...
Reviewed by Yijia Tu in issue: April/2020
Tibetan Buddhist Religious Music from the Kagyu School
Phursung Kelak's life was characterised by disruption and change. Aged 13, he joined a monastery in his native Tibet. Eight...
Reviewed by Thomas Williams in issue: June/2020
Hote’ Hote’
Now based in Melbourne, Charles Maimarosia hails from the Solomon Islands, and first came to international attention over 20 years...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2025
