Reviews
Siparia to Soweto
Hugh Masekela & Siparia Deltones
Hugh Masekela first heard the Trinidadian steel pan orchestra the Siparia Deltones when they were opening act at the inaugural...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2024
Splendor
The music and musicianship on this recording is outstanding and the concept intriguing. ‘The Other Europeans’ refers to the Jews...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2012
Music of Morocco: Recorded by Paul Bowles, 1959
This four-disc set of Paul Bowles’ recordings in Morocco in 1959 reproduces – with eight additional pieces – the original...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2016
We Have Waited Too Long
At the height of apartheid in 1983, Darius Brubeck, son of the legendary jazz giant Dave Brubeck and an accomplished...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2024
Forgive Us For
After more than 50 years, Kronos Quartet are still presenting more thought-provoking music than any other string quartet in the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2026
Granada 1013-1502
Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya
On his new theme album, named after Granada – the city that epitomised Muslim rule in Spain and also witnessed...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: October/2016
The World Turned Upside Down: Rosselsongs 1960¬2010
Here are 73 songs lasting almost five hours, written over half a century. This is a life’s work. It’s the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Chaos
On first play of this sparkling debut album from Nigerian 12-piece Lagos Thugs, it’s hard to believe you’re not listening...
Reviewed by Russel Higham in issue: March/2024
Soundman Shots: The Caribou and Downbeat 78s Story
The title of this set refers to Jamaican so und – system operators, while Caribouand Downbeat were two pioneering record...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
