Reviews
The Speech Project
That a mundane bit of tidying up can inspire a work of the origin¬ality and quality of The Speech Project...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2012
Ben Haana Wa Maana
Popular Palestinian rap trio DAM return with a third album that features the same political and social fervour as the...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: July/2019
Sóc Poeta
This album from Alba Asensi, from Alicante, Spain, is her second release, following 2019's Semillas. She also founded Feminarum Aures,...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: May/2023
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
As the world's premier banjo player, Fleck has ranged across jazz, classical and world music, dramatically expanding the instrument's repertoire...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Heart and Soul
Better known for bass playing than for his equally natural singing ability, Clinton Fearon reflects on his career with legendary...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2013
The Devil’s Lentil Soup
London-based, German-born violinist Gundula Gruen has long been a shining star in the UK’s Balkan music scene. Her huge musical...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2013
Musiques Métisses: 40 Ans de Festival d’Angoulême
Taking stock on anniversary dates can be a fastidious, thankless task. Retrospective world music albums are often designed as commercial...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2015
Aguas
Pitched somewhere between ambient, jazz and Latin lounge, this collaborative album works quietly and slowly, pianist Omar Sosa building spacious...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Viva Africando
I don’t know if anybody makes serious money out of the Africando operation, but apart from its musical excellence, the...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
