Reviews
Avo Kanto
Barcelona Gypsy Balkan Orchestra
There's a very international line-up to this ‘orchestra,’ with membership hailing from geographically distant areas from Spain to Ukraine –...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2018
Zando Ya Makambo
This is the latest in a series of releases from London studio Pro Smart under the direction of Congolese musician...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2020
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Kate Rusby joined her parents’ ceilidh band while she was still a child so was a seasoned performer when her...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Ansema We Stand
You know you can trust a double bassist whose mentors have included the Italian jazz bassist Giovanni Tommaso and the...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: June/2021
Karaim Music Map
This is the first full album of Karaim music, ever, apparently. The Karaim are a diasporic community of contentious origin,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2021
Window to the World
If anyone should record this ‘Tribute to Milton Nascimento’, then maybe it's this Grammy-nominated singer-pianist. ‘I was born into the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2022
Gnawa Electric Laune II
As you might guess, this album is the sequel to the first collaboration between Moroccan Gnawa musician Harnoune and German...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2022
Nhaoul’
For 20 years, from 1980, Kamilya Jubran was the voice of Sabreen, a Palestinian group known for their songs of...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2013
L'Oiseau du Ciel
Congolese music has for many years been struggling to re-establish its position as one of the most potent of contemporary...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2017
Aïta: Chikhates & Chioukhs of the Aïta
One day they'll build a statue to honour Brahim El Mazned. The discreet producer has forged a 30-year career devoted...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
