Reviews
Navegar
A native Carioca tutored by Wanda Sá and long immersed in Brazilian music, João Selva spent much of his early...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2021
Junun
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express
‘I’m always a little wary of rock bands dabbling in world music,’ admitted Radiohead's guitarist Jonny Greenwood when talking about...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Buenas Noches, Compatriotas…
If Mercedes Sosa is South America’s Pachamama (Earth Mother), Atahualpa Yupanqui is undoubtedly its patriarch. Born in 1908 in Pergamino,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2013
Nino Biton
Nino Biton is not merely a retro student of the past masters of Andalusian music. The 59-year-old Jerusalemite oud (lute)...
Reviewed by Barry Davis in issue: October/2012
Ouesh Hada?
From the vibrant multi-cultural melting pot of Marseille comes the debut album from Temenik Electric, a flamboyant Arabic rock outing...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Liber
The Dutch Antillean island of Curaçao hasn‘t yet become a central presence on the world music landscape, but these gorgeous...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010
El Canto del Viento
In 1965, the celebrated Argentinian folk artist Atahualpa Yupanqui published El Canto del Viento, a collection of proems that touched...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2020
Moder Norge
The members of Norwegian trio Tindra have an enormous sense of fun and a real passion for their own cultural...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Bled Memory
I often wish reviewers would appraise albums on the basis of what they actually are rather than what they want...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: June/2010
