Reviews
La Porte de Félicité
Kudsi Erguner & Doulce Mémoire
This collaboration is led by Kudsi Erguner, the renowned master of the ney (Middle Eastern flute) and veteran of countless...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Apr/May/2013
Brave New World
Reggae has long played a pivotal role in Pacific music, but unlike its Jamaican roots counterpart, the more derivative Oceanic...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2022
Akal
Atri N’Assouf is Tamashek for ‘the star of the desert’ – a bold claim given how many great Touareg desert...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2012
Minas Terra
A native of Brazil’s Minas Gerais, Philadelphia-based Anne Simoni follows in some seriously venerable footsteps, citing the likes of Milton...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2010
Bonjour
It’s all a matter of interpretation. With Bonjour, Rachid Taha, the leather-clad, Algerian-born Joe Strummer acolyte, has made a record...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: March/2010
Race the Loser
They have picked up three consecutive awards for best group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and for their...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Mama Afrika 1932-2008
The death of a great artist such as Miriam Makeba ought to be followed by the release of a well–...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Trepanation
If you haven't come across the Finnish label Aania before and you're interested in well-produced, well-performed interesting music with a...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2010
Bossanova: Cool Bossa Nova & Hip Samba Sounds from Rio De Janeiro
In the opening ceremony of Rio's Olympics, there was a moment when supermodel Gisele Bündchen made the stadium her private...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2016
Dreaming
Though her star turn at the recent Scotland versus Brazil football friendly didn't, alas, garner her nearly as much press...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
