Reviews
Songs from a Zulu Farm
Now in his 70 th year, Ladysmith’s indefat– igable founder Joseph Shabalala shows no signs of slowing down and continues...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
Island Records Presents Roots
When reggae entered its celebrated golden age in the 70s, many of the music’s hallmarks became permanent signifiers not just...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2014
The Art of the Duduk
The glorious 11th-century Varagavank monastery on the front of this CD shows that architecture is one of the great achievements...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2021
A Brighter Future
The past century-plus of recorded accordion music in Finland has been dominated by dance music, epitomised by countless polkas and...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: January/February/2024
Maisha
Maisha is an exquisite debut of originals that vividly bring to life the music of the Gogo (also Wagogo) people...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2024
Sufis at the Cinema: 50 years of Bollywood Qawwali & Sufi Song 1958-2007
Twenty-five tracks and over 150 minutes of film music at its best, this compilation from Saregama has got to be...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2011
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
