Reviews
Agua del Sol
It’s easy to forget Hijos de Agüeybaná are from Puerto Rico. Their sound recalls the percussive rhythms and call-and-response patterns...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
From Van to Yerevan
This album is the result of the meeting of two female exponents of a tradition known as the aşık (in...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: August/2017
The Tunis Diaries
This is a sprawling double album from the highly cosmopolitan and experimental Tunisian-born, New York-based singer-songwriter Emel. Hot on the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2021
66-76
When Masekela arrived in New York in the early 1960s, his fellow trumpeter Miles Davis took the exile to one...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Englobed
The guitar-playing soloist on this disc, Giuliano Modarelli, has evidently mastered the elements of raga to a high degree, and...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2013
Perspectives on Tradition
Don’t let the title fool you – this collaborative release of covers from UK future-folk duo Stick in the Wheel...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: July/2022
Something in the Water
Over almost a decade, Pokey LaFarge has carved out a career as one of Americana's most distinctive young talents. His...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2015
Black Times
With Femi Kuti's musical output slowing in recent times, his younger brother Seun's passion continues to burn bright as he...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: May/2018
Roda Amaranta
Saveria Margiola & Mikis TheodOrakis
Composer-conductor Mikis Theodorakis, aged 95 this July, is a Greek national institution. While classically trained, since 1958 his compositions and...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: October/2020
