Reviews
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Che Belew (March Forward)
Aficionados of Francis Falceto’s Éthiopiques series will recall Ayalew Mesfin from the extraordinary track ‘Hasabe’ on volume eight: Swinging Addis....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
Les Percussions de Guinée Vols 1 & 2
A welcome reissue of the two classics from Guinea's national supergroup, this was assembled to promote Guinean culture on the...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: March/2013
Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World, Part 2
As the comprehensive and beautifully produced sleeve notes make clear, this compilation of 13 jaw-droppingly funky tracks from the Middle...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Last
Last begins with ‘Gan to the Kye’, a Northumbrian complaint about the local men taken by rebels, leaving only the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2011
Night Nurse: The Best Of
Gregory Isaacs, who died at the age of 59 in October last year, was one of the most popular and...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: June/2011
Sonando Ya
The Sierra Maestra, the mountainous region where the leading lights of the 1959 Cuban revolution hid out, is intimately associated...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2010
Sahel Folk
Sidi Touré’s first album, Hoga, appeared 14 years ago on Stern’s and it is an indication of how the global...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
Qin: Celestial Music for Qin and Xiao
The qin has a small but fanatical following, both in China and abroad. This is the seven-string zither that appears...
Reviewed by Rowan Pease in issue: March/2010
Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music
Rob Young’s book Electric Eden [reviewed in #73] surveyed the British folk tradition in the 20th century and this double...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Recordar é Viver: Antologia Vol 1
This anthology provides an excellent opportunity to expand any record collection that’s light on the music of São Tomé and...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2022
