Reviews
Philantropiques
First up, a confession: having seen French jazz/soul/funk/rap producer Guts on stage and been less than impressed, I had low...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2019
80s World Music Classics: When The World Was Young
Like the compilers of this collection, back in the 1980s I turned to the sounds of Africa and other parts...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: June/2011
Anewal – The Walking Man
It’s unclear whether guitarist and vocalist Alhousseini Mohamed Anivolla has left Etran Finatawa for a solo career or if this...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2012
Myth of the Drum
Jone Takamäki, Umut Çağlar & Fahrettin Aykut
This gloriously unfettered improvised jam – split into two halves – finds Fahrettin Aykut, former drummer with Turkish psychonauts Baba Zula,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2022
Naaljos Ljom
I like my Norwegian folk music with an earthy, gritty, dirt under the fingernails sort of sound. I wasn't expecting...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2021
The Rough Guide to Undiscovered World
The Rough Guide to Un dis cove red World is a showcase compilation. It is the CD companion to record...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Distant Mountains
Recorded live in concert at the Morgenland Festival in Osnabrück, Germany, Distant Mountains is an album of duets by Chinese...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: July/2021
The Incredible NANÁ
Naná Vasconcelos with Agustín Pereyra Lucena
A de facto solo debut of sorts yet only ever released in Argentina, The Incredible NANÁ dates back to 1971...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: January/2021
The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Mohamed Abdel Wahab was a titanic figure within Middle Eastern music. Composing for legends such as Egyptian singers Oum Kalthoum,...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: December/2022
Covers: Traditional Melodies of Dalarna, Sweden
Ian Carr | Ian Carr & The Various Artists
The best whisky I ever tasted was in Sweden, full-throated and peaty with a honeyed thread of sweetness. Listening to...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2022
