Reviews
Kurdish Alevi Laments
This is a tough listen, like eavesdropping on private, tragic moments in the life of a family. It's made even...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinell in issue: Apr/May/2012
Maguidala
After the success of their compilation Léve Léve: Sao Tomé & Príncipe Sounds 70s-80s earlier in the year, Bongo Joe...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2020
Jamaica is the Place to Go
This two-CD set follows 2013's Mento, Not Calypso! by further exploring the 1950s mento scene. Often overshadowed by Trinidad's golden...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: October/2015
Haiti Vodou: 1937-1962 Folk Trance Possession
Following Frémeaux's 2013 two-CD compilation Jamaica Folk Trance Possession, comes this set of mostly field recordings from Haiti. But where...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: June/2016
Vel
The fifth album from the British-Asian singer and 2001 Mercury Music prize nominee finds her digging deeper than ever before...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
In The World Of Light
One of New Zealand's most powerful performers, Maori musician/producer Tiki Taane has come a long way since resigning his role...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Shivelight
‘Shivelight’ is the light that dances and dapples through a canopy of trees; something that captures the essence of the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2018
Rough Guide to African Lullabies
Judging by our own experiences, this is a winner. Our son was asleep before the third track had finished and...
Reviewed by Jill Turner in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Avrakedabra
Jamaica's premier family band, Morgan Heritage, are back with their second album in two years, hoping to build on 2015's...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: August/2017
Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988
Fans of Cape Verdean music will be familiar with its typical lack of drums and use of gently strummed cavaquinho,...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: June/2017
