Reviews
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
The Rough Guide to Mali Blues
Nine years ago, The Rough Guide to Desert Blues provided an impressive overview of the music of the Sahara, including...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2019
London to Addis
This is a simple idea with a great pay-off: record traditional Ethiopian krar (five-stringed lyre), washint (wooden flute), masenqo (single-stringed...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2019
Asì Seguimos Andando
Named after a mountain in Argentina's north-west, this impressively talented all-female trio pay homage in everything they do to that...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2020
Five Rivers
For more than 30 years, the British-born Indian singer Najma Akhtar has operated largely beneath the radar, releasing a series...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2020
Baba Toulenga
I'd wager that very few musicians under scrutiny in these pages, in this issue or any other, have graced the...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: July/2011
