Reviews
Lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
Robert Plant refreshingly continues to refuse to be defined by his past. Backed by his eclectic live band the Sensational...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Amankor/The Exile
This exiled Touareg ensemble from Mali's Timbuktu region have been active for nearly three decades, led by singer Fadimata Walet...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2019
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Maghreb K7 Club: Synth Raï, Chaoui & Staifi (1985-1997)
This compilation is a microcosm of Lyon's Maghreb music scene between 1985-1997. Most of the scene in the said city...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: June/2020
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
