Reviews
1990: The Hidden Years Recording
When Madala Kunene signed to Robert Trunz’ MELT/B&W operation in 1995, the label released an album by Kunene titled King...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2024
Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen
The Poison Glen lies under the shadow of the iconic Mount Errigal, Ireland's answer to Mount Fuji. It's not far...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: June/2012
The Rough Guide to Fado Legends
It's only natural that for every musical genre there is one voice that stands out and outshines everyone else. If...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
The Natural Selection Australian Songbook
Australia has a long tradition of bush bands: Ned Kelly-a-likes playing tunes from the Aussie folk songbook, an Irish-and-Scottish fuelled...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Mercy
The London African Gospel Choir
The London African Gospel Choir are fresh from an extremely well-received tour that showcased their rendition of Paul Simon's Graceland...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2019
Chromesthesia: The Colour of Sound Vol 1
Chromesthesia: The Colour of Sound Vol 1, curated by British-Egyptian historian Hannah Elsisi, is a powerful compilation showcasing Afro-descendant electronic...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: January/2025
The Water is the Shovel of the Shore
Shovel Dance Collective's epic album dredges down through bodies of water. It shifts through the capital, raw materials and hard...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2023
The Art of Sinawi: A Shamanic Legacy
The jazz-like sinawi is one of the most intriguing genres of Korean music. Originally the instrumental soundtrack to large-scale shamanic...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: March/2016
Kenya: The Obokano, Lyre of the Gusii
The area of north-east Africa, between the Nile and the Indian Ocean, is a heartland of lyres - from the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2014
Master Tsar: The Art of the Qin
This double album of qin (classical Chinese zither) music is a tribute to traditional qin virtuoso Tsar Teh-yun from Hong...
Reviewed by Frank Kouwenhoven in issue: March/2015
