Reviews
The Sound of the Soul
Rarely do traditional Chinese instrumental recordings come in handsome packaging, with English and Chinese texts so well laid out. Rarely...
Reviewed by Joanna Lee in issue: March/2011
Underwater Dub
Listening to this album I immediately asked myself a question: who in the world needs another dub album in 2014?...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2014
Mande Guitar: African Guitar Series, Vol 1
This first release on a new label launched by Banning Eyre, presenter of the Afropop Worldwide radio show and all-round...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Empatica
Sardinian actress, singer and songwriter Bissiri works in Spain and this is her solo debut after releasing a couple of...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: May/2023
Mukunguni: New Recordings from Coast Province, Kenya
Mukunguni, a village in the Coast Province of Kenya, next to the Indian Ocean, is home to the Mijikenda tribe....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2013
Koima
The West first heard the guitarist and singer Sidi Touré, from Gao in northern Mali, in 1996 when Stern’s released...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2012
Jamboree: The Album
Now here's a really cheering and worthwhile project, which is exactly what you would expect from Oily Cart. It's a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2021
Chaal Baby
Hailing from überchic Brooklyn in the melting pot of New York City, Red Baraat have a studied multi-ethnic cool reminiscent...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2010
King Stingray
The debut album from this hot young Arnhem Land band follows on from the success of both their live show,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2022
Gnawa Soul
The Gnawa, Morocco’s musical brotherhoods, were placed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2019. This is a...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2022
