Reviews
Finno-Balkan Voices
Eight female vocalists – four Finnish, and four Bulgarian – meet here in a collaboration that stems from a course...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2015
Makgona Tsohle Reggi
The resurrection of Makgona Tsohle Reggi – recorded in 1970 – reconnects modern listeners to an experimental fusion of mbaqanga,...
Reviewed by Franki Clemens in issue: April/2021
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An Anthology (1857-1912)
This is a cross¬section of the legacy of Egyptian singer Abd Al-Hayy Hilmi, whose final years of life coincided with...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Handful of Earth
When this album was released in November 1981, the year had already seen riots in Brixton, Toxteth and Moss Side,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2019
My Life in a Hole in the Ground
This is a very welcome reissue of the first four albums by African Head Charge – reissued as individual vinyl...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2016
The Best Of
When he was just 19 years old, John McCusker gave up his place studying the violin at the Royal Scottish...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2023
Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
It might not come as a surprise to those familiar with the music of genius banjo player Noam Pikelny that...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Mente
The Brazilian multiinstrumentalist Thiago Nassif has been active for around a decade, switching scenes from São Paulo to Rio de...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2020
