Reviews
The Rough Guide to World Music For Children
The liner notes of this compilation of 18 tracks from World Music Network's excellent back catalogue claim that youthful listeners...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Delight
With 2021’s Under the Lilac Sky, Arushi Jain announced herself as a gifted alchemist of electronica and Hindustani music through...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2024
Orile to Berlin
Infectious grooves, Afro-funk riffs and hip-hop attitude! RAH & The Ruffcats are definitely paying a vibrant and up-to-date tribute to...
Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: August/2024
Full Moon
It’s hard to miss Moonchild Sanelly. The South African singer can usually be identified by her blue braids and for...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2025
J’ai Mal à Mon Folklore
Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Québécois trio De Temps Antan are back with a new raft of songs and tunes...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: November/2024
Antahkarana
Titled after a word meaning “inner instrument” in Sanskrit, the new album by Bengali-Australian fusion group The Three Seas is...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2026
Mag’oki Attori
Recorded in 2023 but released towards the end of 2025, this deeply moving live performance dedicated to the Maghoki Attori...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: May/2026
Dombra from Kazakhstan
From Turkey, through Central Asia, to Xinjiang in China, the various Turkicspeaking peoples play a whole range of longnecked lutes...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
