Reviews
Princesses of Arab Song
If any serious young Arab singer were going to devise the most challenging recording project imaginable, they'd probably come up...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2012
Waiting for Zion
After an album and a handful of EPs, the duo Africaine 808 marks a step forward after a ten-year career...
Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: January/February/2024
Schoonertown
The curse of the music journalist is that sometimes you just can’t find the words to write about your favourite...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: April/2026
Once Upon a Time in Senegal: The Birth of Mbalax 1979-1981
Youssou N’Dour is Africa’s biggest star and the mbalax sound he helped shape remains Senegal’s musical heartbeat 30 years after...
Reviewed by Katharina Lobeck Kane in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Senegal 70
This trip back in time – some 40 years – is all courtesy of Analog Africa's crate-digger extraordinaire, Samy Ben...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Astor Piazzolla: Aconcagua/Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
There are too many random, unfocused, greatest hits cover albums of Piazzolla’s work, so it’s good to see a record...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2021
Bir
Zeybek music and dance, popular on both sides of the Aegean (as zeibekiko in Greece), have connections with both the...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: March/2012
The Wages
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
The initial signs are good – a three-piece country blues outfit from the back hills of Indiana with a clear...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: October/2010
Arctic Spirit
Arctic Spirit is a beautifully produced CD (and booklet) of contemporary interpretations, improvisations and meditations on traditional Sakha (Yakut) cultural...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: Apr/May/2012
Intizar
Mohammad Motamedi & Rembrandt Trio
When I visited the national Fajr Music Festival in Tehran for the first time, I walked into a performance by...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: April/2024
