Reviews
Out of Genre
Bach on the sitar? Not quite what you might be expecting from this album from Jonathan Mayer. But I was...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2011
Mulatu of Ethiopia
Mulatu of Ethiopia is the record where the ‘Father of Ethio-jazz’ really solidified his signature sound and earned himself that...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2017
Redaction
Although a Pākehā (New Zealander of European descent), ethnomusicologist Dr Richard Nunns is a leading authority on taonga pūoro, a...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2015
Rock From Taklamakan Desert
The Taklamakan Desert is situated in the south-east of Xinjiang – a province in northwest China that serves as the...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Diagnostic
Ibrahim Maalouf is one of those quiet, unsung achievers: an in-demand session musician whose clean, spare trumpet playing has sprinkled...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2012
Le Monde est Chaud
The Ivory Coast's Moussa Doumbia has been singing reggae under the name Tiken Jah Fakoly for more than 25 years....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Supernatural Love
Colombia's African musical traditions are often overlooked both at home and internationally. The electro-cumbia pioneers Sidestepper – a fluid outfit...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2016
Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako
What a joy it must have been to see and hear Les Ambassadeurs in the mid-70s, playing in the motel...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
At Home
Amarrass Records’ At Home albums feature some of India's great folk musicians recorded in their home environment. They have a...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2014
Babdoukkala
Born in Sydney, Australia to a Moroccan father and an Australian-Polish mother, multi-instrumentalist Julian Belbachir is a talented percussionist, ngoni...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2022
