Reviews
Granada 1013-1502
Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya
On his new theme album, named after Granada – the city that epitomised Muslim rule in Spain and also witnessed...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: October/2016
Tambacounda Express
The Lovin’ Spoonful's John Sebastian once sang that ‘there's 1,352 guitar pickers in Nashville’; there are surely at least as...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2016
Gossip
This is veteran Malian singer Khaira Arby's first album in five years, recorded in 2010 and 2012 in various parts...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2015
Komsa Gayar
Lindigo are a band firmly in touch with their roots, but that's not to say they aren't moving forward. For...
Reviewed by Tim Romain in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Tree of Dreams
Tree of Dreams is Huong Thanh's second album of traditional Vietnamese music following the release of Cai Luong Music in...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Caricias
Slovenian singer-songwriter Katja Šulc’s career began in 2008 with a homage to Mila Kačič, a poet celebrated in her homeland,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2021
This Is Funkiwala
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
London-based record label Funkiwala is a global music treasure trove, a spiritual and (hopefully) commercial home for the best and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2022
Tigre Qui Pleure
El Gato Negro is as far from Edgar Allan Poe’s creepy Black Cat as you could get. Hiding behind the...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: March/2024
