Reviews
Kodhi: Trevor Warren's Adventures with Ayub Ogada
In the late 80s Ayub Ogada was one of the great ‘discoveries’ of WOMAD. His 1993 album En Mana Kuoyo...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2015
Easy Money
Four years on from his intriguing Domestic Eccentric collection, the Canadian singer-songwriter, born Christopher Luedecke, is not only more domestic...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2019
Fifty Five
Is it the magical sound of the Hardanger fiddle, or its association with Norwegian folklore that has attracted performers and...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2021
Lola
Carrie Rodriguez first got noticed when fiddling and singing with Chip ‘Wild Thing’ Taylor. They made beautiful music together before...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2016
Tides of Times
Since their formation in Kolkata in 2006, Gharana have waged a guerilla campaign to bring their Indo-rock fusion to a...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2021
Get Happy
Rufus Wainwright’s glamorous swagger makes for a natural fit with Pink Martini’s global cocktail lounge sophistication. He’s the pick of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2013
Zoy Zoy
It would be unfair to say that our taste for the Touareg blues style known as assouf, pioneered by Tinariwen...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2015
Gabriel Saglio et les Vieilles Pies
Gabriel Saglio et les Vieilles Pies
World music fusions have often resulted in some pointless sonic stews, and Gabriel Saglio, a Toulouse-based artist, has come up...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Nau Mai E Kā Hua
Two of New Zealand's most innovative contemporary musicians, singer-composer Ariana Tikao and multi-instrumentalist and producer Al Fraser have worked together...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: April/2021
