Reviews
Celia
Not content with simply succeeding Miriam Makeba as the new ‘Mama Africa,’ Kidjo now has her sights on the late...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2019
Exotic Other
Animanz are three musical childhood friends, based in London, who front a collective committed to playing party tunes in which...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2018
Republique Amazone
Last year's WOMAD performance by this collective of West African female singers of different generations and traditions was highly praised....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2017
Mambas
Keyboardist Jean Baptiste FerrÉ was born in Paris, with a mixed French and Guadeloupian heritage. His studies spanned classical and...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Yellow Spaceship
Jacob Gurevitsch is a flamenco guitarist from Denmark. His third album, Yellow Spaceship, sails through a seductive soundscape of flamenco,...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: March/2022
Behique
Fernando García is a young Puerto Rican drummer, composer and educator based in New York. His previous releases have garnered...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2023
Candela
Following on from his breakthrough A La Mar, Vicente García shows real pop craft in ploughing the furrows of his...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2019
Little Lights
Robertson is a harpist of high renown, having won all manner of prizes for her virtuosic clàrsach (Celtic harp) playing....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2015
