Reviews
Music in Me/Nziyo Dziri Mandiri
Gera's 2016 song ‘Chema Zimbabwe’ (Cry Zimbabwe) was a heartfelt critique of the deteriorating economic and political situation in his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Across the Universe
Amit Chaudhuri is a one-off in India, a writer, intellectual and composer who says things like “I don't see any...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2023
Supersize
The third CD by the Prince Fatty collective – the name is producer Mike Pelanconi’s nod to King Tubby –...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Apr/May/2011
Texas Gypsy Fire
Japanese dub, Taiwanese rap, Mexican ska… we’ve heard them all. And, in the mix-and-match free-for-all of world music, there are...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Homage to Wayan Lotring
This double CD features the only surviving clear recordings of one of the most important Balinese musicians of modern times,...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: May/2020
Beches Indian Brew
As a more globalised world emerged in the 1960s and 70s, the Swedish jazz drummer Bengt Berger (aka Beche) kept...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2017
Grande Coisa
The title of the Swedish label’s latest Brazilian release translates as Big Deal! This self-effacing singer-songwriter has waited till age...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
An Introduction to Shirley Collins
You could say Shirley Collins needs little introduction and, certainly within the folk world, that is true. But this serves...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2017
Presents… Kingsize Blackfoot
Jinder is one Phil Dewhurst, a West Country based musician who is very tall and has Blackfoot Sioux bloodlines in...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2017
