Reviews
If Paradise
The GUO must be one of the more ambitious and fluid big-bands in existence. Led by trombonist Tony Haynes, it...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2012
Dur-Dur of Somalia: Volume 1 & Volume 2
They were the biggest band in 1980s Somalia, huge across the whole Horn of Africa, and they're not completely unknown...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2018
Exploring Gong Culture in Southeast Asia: Massif and Archipelago
Sound artist and archivist Yasuhiro Morinaga records found sounds and music from around the globe. Recently, he turned his attention...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: July/2022
Wabi Sabi
Sometimes an album title immediately makes you want to return it, unheard. Such is the case with the nonsensically titled...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Wicked Leaders
Ghanaian popular music is currently dominated by both religious music and the genre known as hiplife. King Ayisoba is well-known...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2014
Ingen Mere Gråter
There’s a subgenre called ‘dream pop’ that covers bands from Cocteau Twins to Beach House. Ævestaden’s music could be described as...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2022
The Rough Guide to Cumbia
Not to be confused with World Music Network’s original Rough Guide to Cumbia, this is a completely new compilation of...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
In the Footprints of Rumi
The Rumi Ensemble was founded by Javid Afsari Rad [pictured], member of the renowned percussion ensemble Zarbang. It consists of...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Mitha Bol: Rajasthan Field Recordings Vol 1
These wonderful discs make up two volumes of field recordings made in the Thar desert in Rajasthan, with both albums...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
MTV Unplugged
This album, recorded in 2011 in Miami and first released at the end of May 2012, made number one in...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2013
