Reviews
Go Calypsonian
This selection from the ever ebullient Lord Mouse follows 2010's eponymous debut. The purpose remains unaltered: electric and eclectic calypso...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Dudu Phukwana and the Spears
Now this truly is a musical treasure to stumble upon: back in 1969 the noted producer Joe Boyd had befriended...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2020
Metal Metal
Who knows if it was anarchic perverseness, artistic vision, or a bit of both that prompted this formidable São Paulo...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2014
Fragments
American multi-instrumentalist Yoni Avi Battat has undergone a journey of discovery to reconnect with his Iraqi-Jewish roots through the medium...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2022
Saulem Ai
A galloping, multicoloured horse brightens the cover of Saulem Ai (My Beloved), an appropriate emblem for the music of this...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Apr/May/2014
Kar Yagar
Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek - which translates as Ocean Lightning and the Thunderbolts - is a trul international band...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: October/2019
Celia
Not content with simply succeeding Miriam Makeba as the new ‘Mama Africa,’ Kidjo now has her sights on the late...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2019
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle
I Kate and Anna McGarrigle were the unlikeliest of pop stars, two plain-spoken homebodies raised in the ancient Laurentian mountain...
Reviewed by Roger Hahn in issue: October/2013
Zoo of Songs
German group Pulsar Trio have transplanted the emblematic instrument of Hindustani classical music – the sitar – into a northern...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2018
Inventions
Their first two albums drew from the collections of Playford's The English Dancing Master and others, bringing dances and tunes...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2017
