Reviews
At Home: Live in Marciac
Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca
Recorded live at the Jazz in Marciac festival in south-west France, At Home is a meeting of both minds and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2015
Rough Guide to the Music of the Sahara
The rich river of talent flowing from beneath the sands of West Africa has rather hijacked our perception of music...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2014
The Birth of Jungle Cumbia
Since The Roots of Chicha gave Peru’s guitar-driven, bar-band chicha music worldwide exposure six years ago there has been a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2014
Hackney Vibes
Given the colonial links to the Maghreb and the large North African diaspora in France, it’s no surprise that the...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: July/2012
D'rect from the Shire
Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra
D'rect from the Shire was recorded live at the ‘Sofa Sessions’ at King's Cliffe Village Hall. It opens with ‘Canned...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2017
Radio Babel
Watcha Clan are a ragtag collective of musicians from the Mediterranean port town of Marseille. France's third city is a...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2011
Hijo de Tigre
Cumbia, like dub, funk or most dance music for that matter, is all about the rhythm. And on so much...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
ShadowLines
Those who know the work of British composer, producer and musician Shammi Pithia will know to expect a dreamy, cinematic...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2016
Live at Ronnie Scott's
One of the most compelling aspects of Nitin Sawhney's work is its conceptual nature. More off en than not, his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
