Reviews
Faransiskiyo Somaliland
Fans of all things desert-bluesy should check out Sahra Halgan. She has just returned to her homeland – the fledgling...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: April/2016
Chants Berbères de Kabylie
In the middle part of the 20th century, pioneering poets, writers and singers rediscovered micro¬cosms of traditional culture that had...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: July/2010
Tumbuka Voices
Emerging from the same cultural and geographical milieu as the recent Malawi Mouse Boys’ album, Umoza (meaning ‘togetherness’) is a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Quarterdays
Characterised by contemporary tunes delivered with a traditional vibe, fiddler and composer Gavin Marwick’s exciting new project is a swaggering...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: January/February/2024
World Spirituality Classics, Volume 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda
Alice Coltrane's career, following the death of her husband, the legendary John, was remarkable for its dedication to the kind...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2017
Salam
Like Al Andaluz Project's first collection of Sephardic songs, this album is dogged and literal, breathing the air of the...
Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: Apr/May/2014
Before We Change Our Mind
Take a handful of insanely talented Irish musicians, two accordions, guitar, fiddle, bodhrán, piano and vocals. Add 14 years of...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2016
Oté Maloya: The Birth of Electric Maloya on Réunion Island 1975-1984
Now this is a compilation to be treasured. Maloya is the roots music of La Réunion, a diasporic African mix...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017
Don’t Take My Soul
K.O.G (Kweku of Ghana) is back with his third full-length release Don’t Take My Soul. The album focuses on some...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: September/2024
