Reviews
Bright Phoebus
An aura surrounds Bright Phoebus; this is the legendary, lost masterpiece of modern English folk. The Watersons sang traditional songs...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2017
Bahir
Where the rhythms and grooves of West Africa have been embraced across the planet, absorbed into the mainstream and melded...
Reviewed by Tim Romain in issue: May/2019
Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Born in the US to immigrant parents from Rwanda and Uganda, Somi Kakoma is not only a Grammy-nominated jazz singer...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2022
4 Elementos
With collaborative credits ranging from Gato Barbieri to Talking Heads and a wealth of soundtracks under his belt, Naná Vasconcelos...
Reviewed by BrendÜN Griffin in issue: March/2014
No More the Green Hills
‘She Moves Through the Fair’, ‘As I Roved Out’, ‘Johnny, My Man’… Janice Burns and Jon Doran have chosen some...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2022
Sweet Nostalgia
‘I take comfort in being able to express fragments of the past through songs of old love and sounds of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
It Takes Two to Tango
Tango music is going through a quiet period, as evidenced by the number of compilations and reissues in circulation. In...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
La Différence
Salif Keita’s record company are claiming La Différence is the ‘third chapter of an acoustic trilogy’, following his two wonderful...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2010
Joys Abound
Perhaps the most aptly named debut album of recent times, Joys Abound certainly lives up to its name. Anandi Bhattacharya's...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2018
