Reviews
Freedom to Roam The Rhythms of Migration
What are ‘the rhythms of migration’ – are they natural, forced, seasonal? And how do you evoke or embody them...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2022
Mantra Sessions
From the first track, as a free-blowing tenor sax solo jostles with a Hindu peace incantation over an ngoni (African...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2016
We be All Africans
Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids
African-American jazz musicians were undoubtedly the pioneers of what's become known as world music. In the 1950s, Dizzy Gillespie's music...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: July/2016
Saigon Supersound Vol 2
This compilation of vintage rock'n'roll from South Vietnam during the Vietnamese war is a follow-up to the first volume of...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Parenthesis, I
Now with a number of bold solo albums under her belt and a successful record label, it’s hard to remember...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: July/2024
The Griot's Craft
The previous solo album from the Bembeya Jazz/Africando singer and voice of Guinea to receive an international release was Sinikan,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013
New Voices
One of the finest of Finnish accordionists, Markku Lepistö plays with all the elegance and grace of a chamber musician...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Red Hills Road
As Jamaica’s premier rhythm section since the mid-70s, Sly & Robbie revolutionised reggae several times over, leading to renowned collaborations...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
People of the Sun
Anthony Joseph was raised in Trinidad, shifted to London and has, over recent decades, made a name for himself as...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2018
