Reviews
Diasporas
Ibrahim Maalouf’s family fled the civil war in Lebanon in the early 1980s to settle in the suburbs of Paris....
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Mounqaliba
Natacha Atlas’ last album Ana Hina [reviewed in #52] was an extremely well judged step away from the Middle Eastern...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2010
Amanké Dionti
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze
In the 60s everyone from Yehudi Menuhin to the Beatles wanted the sound of the Indian sitar on their records....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2013
Maisha Ni Matamu
Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga
Although originating from the Congo in Central Africa, the singer Samba Mapangala is better known amongst Swahili-speaking East African fans...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2011
Dear Sister
The 59-year-old singer, songwriter, session vocalist and bandleader Claire Lynch recently signed with Compass Records after a long 18 years...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2013
Wake the Union
The latest album from Devon duo Steve Knightleyand Phil Beer exhibits their trademark concern for making folk music speak to...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Rappel á I’Ordre
The African reggae market is well stocked with artists such as Tiken Jah Fakoly and Alpha Blondy, who regularly draw...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2010
Salto Mortal
The vocal half of the singer-songwriting duo that fronts enduring Argentinian band La Chicana, Dolores Solá steps away here from...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2011
Warian Echoe
With quality local recordings still a novelty in Papua New Guinea, producer Raymond Chin is attempting to change that with...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Canta, Violino!
The violin most associated with Brazilian music is probably the rabeca, an instrument commonly played in the folky forró music...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2018
