Reviews
Cicada
As someone once noted, if you haven’t heard them, it’s hard to describe what Hazmat Modine do, but if you...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Mansana Blues
British blues guitarist Ramon Goose and Senegalese kora (harp-lute) player Diabel Cissokho have teamed up here on a kora-blues album...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2010
Asro
Kala Jula and the Gangbé Brass Band have each had their own albums issued by Buda Musique, and now they’re...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: May/2023
Habibi: Classics & Collaborations
Natacha Atlas’ back-catalogue has been open-cast mined in recent years, with both a Best Of and a cut-price box-set already...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Lua Adversa
It is telling that Cristina Clara was a regular at Tejo Bar, a tiny spot in Lisbon’s historical quarter of...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/February/2022
Umculo Umuthi
With lead singer Buyisiwe Njoko armed with shakers, whistles and the proclamatory vuvuzela, and an album title translating as ‘Music...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2021
Chaiyya Chaiyya
Bollywood Brass Band feat Rafaqat Ali Khan
This fourth outing by the Bollywood Brass Band – a British, multicultural celebration of the Bollywood sound – sees two...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
Mersi
Réunionese singersongwriter Christine Salem should really be a huge international star by now. But despite a clutch of solid releases...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2021
We’re Usually A Lot Better Than This
If they really are ‘usually a lot better than this’ then it's difficult to imagine what Tim O'Brien and Darrell...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2013
