Reviews
University of Gnawa
Aziz Sahmaoui is a marakchi – not a broad-brimmed crooner of Mexican love songs, but a native of Marrakech in...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Kigali Y’Izahabu
The most exciting thing about Kigali Y'Izahabu is that it is potentially going to reach an audience who might not...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Sounds of Peace
The revered Manu Dibango died three years after making M&M in 2017 with the Mozambican saxophonist, Moreira Chonguiça. Echoes of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2023
Zoot!
The prose of their website links this new sextet from Prince Edward Island with ‘a time when pleasure usurped profession...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Small Island Big Song
A little idea that's grown into a large project, Small Island Big Song is the brainchild of Australian sound producer...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2018
Imaginary Archives Vol 1: Ritual Music from Nameless Civilisations
Swedish innovator Juhani Silvola is set to release another three albums on his Eighth Nerve label after this – one...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2017
60 Horses in My Herd
This (vinyl only) re-release of the first album by Tuva's premier throat singing group is a welcome reminder of Kaigal-ool...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: March/2018
Alchemy
Having first discovered medieval and Renaissance melodies at the age of four through her recorder playing, then taken up the...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2017
Ave Africa
The 1970s were the time for dance bands in East Africa, but Sunburst certainly weren’t ten-a-penny. They gained a reputation...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2016
Dil
The family style of the late sitar legend Vilayat Khan is renowned for its gayaki, a vocalised style of playing...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Apr/May/2011
