Reviews
Rio Samba
Uh-oh. Rio… samba, sun and Olympic Games spring to mind. Something tawdry, perhaps, to cash in on the hullabaloo. Not...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2016
Ushers Island
Ushers Island made their stage debut two years ago. They comprise two generations of Ireland's finest players: members of 1970s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2017
Mogoya
The last time this reviewer interviewed Oumou Sangaré was in January 2009. She was about to release the album Seya...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2017
Kaladounia
In Brussels, Rebel Up! is a promoter, record label and DJ team, as well as being general champions of global...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: January/2021
Myth of the Drum
Jone Takamäki, Umut Çağlar & Fahrettin Aykut
This gloriously unfettered improvised jam – split into two halves – finds Fahrettin Aykut, former drummer with Turkish psychonauts Baba Zula,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2022
The Inner Indian
This is a duo with a difference: Nicola Hayes is an Australian fiddler who has settled in Brittany and teamed...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2017
Songs Beyond Words
Performing together for more than 20 years, the husband and wife team of vocalist Mia Hsieh, a Taiwan native, and...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: March/2021
Vacanti Sugnu China: Sicilian Folksongs
Matilde Politi e Compagnia Bella
Palermo-born Matilde Politi sings of disillusionment and resistance, despair and anger, love and longing, relationships and intimacy; she does so...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Sounds of Sudan
Bristol-based oud players Ali Elmubarak and Knud Stüwe came together as Nabra in 2015 to explore a shared love of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2021
Africa Speaks
Half a century after Carlos Santana's career-defining performance at Woodstock placed the fusion of Latin rhythms and guitar rock on...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
