Reviews
Colours of the Night
The third album from the sacred Sufi trance music of the Moroccan Gnawa people is one of the great traditions...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2023
Einpikkar’n
A member of Norway's famous traditional dance-troupe FRIKAR, Ulf-Arne Johannessen is a national champion of the halling dance, one designed...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2015
Siniensigui
Hailing from Côte d’Ivoire and descended from Malian griots, Dembele has become a central figure in Britain’s West African diaspora,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2024
L’anniversaire
Fancy a Parisian afternoon, but can’t afford the trip? Never mind! Relax on your couch and close your eyes; Daniel...
Reviewed by Anne Ge in issue: May/2022
Kaustinen Live 2003
Thankfully someone had the good sense to blow the dust off some tapes from this fantastic concert performed a decade...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
The Collection
Gospel music is the biggest selling genre in South Africa and the Lusanda Spiritual Group rival Ladysmith Black Mambazo and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
The Stone Turntable
Transglobal Underground were there at the start, shaking up the London club scene with their beats-driven fusion and proudly hippy...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2011
In Memory of Ethiopia’s Greatest Azmari
Bahru Kegne | Chalachew Ashenafi & Ilita Band
After the success of the Netherlands’ band The Ex’s collaboration with Getatchew Mekuria, Terrie Hessel, the band’s guitarist, has issued...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: March/2014
Houdou Nisbi
Drum roll, please – and a sinewy horn line and psychedelic Moog squiggle – for the vinyl release of this...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2022
Âwât
Having met in Marseille in 2016, Shadi Fathi (setar and shurangiz) and Bijan Chemirani (zarb, daf, percussion) have cultivated a...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: August/September/2022
