Reviews
The King of Sudanese Jazz
The 13th release from Habibi Funk comes from the golden age of Sudanese music. It's by Sharhabil Ahmed, the actual...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Meet the Mahotella Queens
Released in 1966, this was the Mahotella Queens' debut, comprising their first seven singles plus B-sides recorded over the previous...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2020
Sicilia Araba
This album is the latest instalment of a longstanding project to reimagine the music created by the Arab population of...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Apr/May/2014
The Prodigal Son
Ry Cooder's first band, back in the 1960s, was called the Rising Sons; here the prodigal comes home by returning...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2018
Country Hits Bluegrass Style
Ricky Skaggs is the quintessential crossover artist, as long as you're talking about crossing over the rickety old bridge that...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
The Sea
Martha Tilston's previous albums mixed lyricism and a clear, ringing voice with social-political themes, but The Sea is her first...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Umanyanyatha: Songs from the Soul of Zimbabwe
Born in Zimbabwe but resident in Austria for more than 20 years, Vusa Mkhaya made his name in world music...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
Incantations
On this collection of songs and instrumentals, the East Indian-American musician Sheela Bringi shares songwriting credits with a multi-instrumentalist named...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: July/2014
In the Beginning
In the Beginning is a collaboration between the Danish singer Kira Skov and the Estonian, Copenhagen-based saxophonist and composer, Maria...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: November/2017
