Reviews
Gagner l'Argent Français
Malian singer Mamani Keita made her name in electro-roots music with her collaboration with French musician Marc Minelli on the...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2011
En Couleurs
The Louisianan twenty-somethings in Feufollet were raised on Cajun music, and have showcased their respect for tradition and their considerable...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Assi: A Story of a Syrian River
The name of this album is derived from a river near Hama that is said to be the only river...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: May/2016
Roll On, Roll On
Tom Paley’s Old-Time Moonshine Revue
Tom Paley is something of a living legend. One of the handful of musicians who kicked off the US folk...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2012
Rough Guide to the Music of the Sahara
The rich river of talent flowing from beneath the sands of West Africa has rather hijacked our perception of music...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2014
Rock From Taklamakan Desert
The Taklamakan Desert is situated in the south-east of Xinjiang – a province in northwest China that serves as the...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Babdoukkala
Born in Sydney, Australia to a Moroccan father and an Australian-Polish mother, multi-instrumentalist Julian Belbachir is a talented percussionist, ngoni...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2022
Cuban Jazz Report
Thanks to its state-sponsored conservatoires Cuba has long been a petri dish for maestro-worthy musicality. Cuban Jazz Report is a...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2020
Back Home
Cajun accordionist Wilson Savoy, in his liner notes, dedicates this abum ‘not only to the musicians and dance halls’ of...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Créateur de la Valse Musette et de la Java
It's not often a cynical old music hack gets to dust off epithets like heart-warming, but this pair of records...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2019
