Reviews
Radio Beirut: Sounds from the 21st Century
There’s an inevitable overlap between Radio Beirut, compiled by the German journalist Dagmar Golle, and last year’s Golden Beirut CD...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Quest Under Capricorn
Whilst Shaolin Afronaut’s debut, Flight of The Ancients, wore its influences somewhat overtly on its sleeve, their follow-up sees them...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Tibet: Songs from Exile
Fifty years after the Chinese occupation of Tibet, there are still few recordings of genuine traditional music from Tibet’s rural...
Reviewed by Mark Trewin in issue: July/2013
Hugh Masekela Presents: Songs Of Migration
Last year, Hugh Masekela and the theatre director James Ngcobo staged Songs Of Migration at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
18 Piano Sutras & 25 South Asian Pianisms
This double album of piano suites is by prolific composer and pianist Tanya Ekanayaka, from Sri Lanka. Each of the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2023
Britadeira
This seasoned Brazilian musician and producer’s first solo album seems designed to divide opinion but challenge indifference. The minimalist minute-long...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
Desassossego
Desassossego (Restlessness) is the second album by Matilde Cid, a fado singer-songwriter from Estremoz, east of Lisbon. Puro, Cid’s first...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: April/2024
uNomkhubulwane
Nduduzo Makhathini, the South African pianist, composer, healer and philosopher, offers his third Blue Note Records album, uNomkhubulwane. This remarkable...
Reviewed by Hillary Palesa Morusi in issue: July/2024
Kulture Noir
She sings beautifully. She writes and composes. She speaks out against injustice. She makes her own out-there clothing. If ever...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
