Reviews
Halo’s Glitter
South African/Zimbabwean singer Nongoma Ndlovu teams up with Swiss percussionist Fabio Meier for a set of ‘Afro Soul Tronic’, a...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2025
Weapon of Choice
Airileke Ingram is a Melbourne-based percussionist/producer who's been omnipresent in the Australian world music scene since the mid-90s. Raised in...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2013
Helsinki: Shangri-La
When was the last time you heard Finnish hip-hop? Been a while? Well, on the evidence of Paleface, you should...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
The Rough Guide to South African Jazz
The title might suggest another nostalgic ‘golden era’ compilation of township jive, kwela and marabi, built around the old favourites...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2016
Barretto-Power
The late great conguero, vocalist and bandleader Ray Barretto was the first US-born percussionist to bring the African-based conga drum...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2021
Maggio
Maggio stands alongside past highlights from this solid, masterful quartet: it embraces Tuscan and Central Italy's traditional music, hints of...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2016
No Petticoats Here
This is a gutsy and meticulously researched project paying tribute to the largely forgotten stories of female heroism in World...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Hello, Goodbye
Celebrating 25 years as a professional musician, multi-instrumentalist John McCusker teams up with a cast of musician friends who have...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: July/2016
Rakshasa
Guitarist Simon Thacker has assembled a team of first-rate musicians including the brilliant classical violinist Jacqueline Shave from the Britten...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: October/2013
