Reviews
Sankofa
Thandiswa Mazwai burst onto the global music scene as the charismatic frontwoman of Bongo Maffin, pioneers of South African kwaito,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2024
Cartagena!
Curro Fuentes & The Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Colombia 1962-72
Aqui en la costa me vuelve loco’ (Here on the Coast I go Mad). So sings the great band leader...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2011
Orchestral Qawwali – Live at Birmingham City Hall
Rushil Ranjan & Abi Sampa with Ben Palmer & The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Combining Sufi (Islamic mystic) qawwali (devotional singing) with Western orchestral arrangements, the Orchestral Qawwali project has been making waves for...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: May/2025
L’Ultime Concert
Astor Piazzolla with Manos Hadjidakis and the Orchestre Athénien des Couleurs
Originally released in 1996 (as Bandoneón Sinfónico), this ‘last concert’ album is now appearing, according to the French-only album notes,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Legend
The Bulgarian Voices Angelite with Huun-Huur-Tu & Moscow Art Trio
With a Bulgarian female choir, Tuvan throat singers and hand-picked musicians from Moscow, you get some spectacular sounds and textures...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Telyn Wrachïod
Rhodri Davies | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
We all need to escape from time to time, physically, mentally, spiritually. Listening to Rhodri Davies’ latest and eighth album...
Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: August/2024
Roots of Ska: USA Jamaica 1942-62
In his book Bass Culture, the writer Lloyd Bradley vividly evokes the era before ska and rocksteady eras in 50s...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
