Reviews
Katla
Contrary to what the band’s name – and the opening track ‘Papa Chajes’ – suggest, klezmer is not really what...
Reviewed by Ton Maas in issue: Apr/May/2011
Orion Congregation
Ahmed Ag Kaedy is perhaps best known as one of the four musicians featured in Mali Blues, a documentary examining...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: November/2018
Emergency of the Female Kind
Amy Thatcher & Francesca Knowles
Mixing amped up accordion with dynamic percussion, Amy Thatcher & Francesca Knowles are certainly bringing something new to the table....
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2023
Timbuktu Echoes
Imarhan Timbuktu, Dintchéré & Ousmane Ag Oumar
Not one but three different Touareg acts grace this release, which bypasses the CD format completely and is available only...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2017
‘Sai-thaiñ ki Sur
The connection between Wales and the Khasi Hills of north-east India may not be immediately obvious, but it’s the key...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Shruti Dances
A project three years in the making, Shruti Dances is the debut collaborative release from star Indian percussionist Sarathy Korwar...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2022
Throisma
This is the second solo album from Monsieur Doumani’s Antonis Antoniou, and like the previous Kkismettin it’s a corker. It...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2022
Diaxas
Like an African version of Jamaica’s Sly & Robbie, Jam Groove are the London-based Senegalese rhythm duo of drummer Oumar...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2022
Lúnasa with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Lúnasa with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Irish national broadcaster RTÉ has a versatile Concert Orchestra that has made something of a happy habit of venturing into...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
