Reviews
Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane
If you thought the comeback of Orchestra Baobab was heart– warming, the debut solo album of Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane will...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012
A Pilgrim's Tale
This year sees the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower setting sail with 102 passengers, mostly religious refugees, for a new...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2020
Where’s the One?
Kinshasa’s Congotronic axis meet chosen international artists and create an epic, euphoric mash-up celebrating the tenth anniversary of a historic...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: June/2022
Bomoko
This is the second recording from the London-based Congolese/Latin outfit who have been delighting audiences with their lively performances. Grupo...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2023
You Me Bullets Love
Take a bunch of session players, add two Indian Australian singers, then order several helpings of theatrical, high-energy Bollywood pastiche:...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2013
Those Who Roam
The second album from 2015 BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Claire Hastings is a real treat. With an...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2019
Niafunke
Twenty years ago Ali Farka Touré made an album called Niafunke, named after his home town near Timbuktu on the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019
African Gems: Recordings by Charles Duvelle, Jos Gansemans, Benoit Quersin & David Fanshawe
SWP Records never fail to surprise, educate and delight with their releases of traditional African field recordings. Their crowning glory...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Try Paradise
It's hard to tell who or what the wellspring of this album is, and, I might be wrong, but on...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: April/2023
Vinyl Box Set #5
Fela Kuti’s vast and sprawling catalogue has been repackaged and repurposed, anthologised and annotated countless times since his death in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2022
