On Too Big World, their latest self-released album, the Bumper Jacksons run the gamut of rootsy American repertoire with easy...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2016
The story of Southern Africa's ‘contemporary urban folk’ music can be told in five acts: Madala Kunene, Buddy Masango, Vusi...
Reviewed by Bongani Madondo in issue: June/2023
Fatoumata Diawara has always been the fresh voice of Malian music, pushing the boundaries of what a contemporary African music...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2023
Anglo-Latin fusion has enjoyed considerable success over the years, with standout albums including David Byrne’s Rei Momo, Paul Simon’s The...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: November/2024
Rushil Ranjan & Abi Sampa with Ben Palmer & The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Combining Sufi (Islamic mystic) qawwali (devotional singing) with Western orchestral arrangements, the Orchestral Qawwali project has been making waves for...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: May/2025
When you’re used to hearing Barking¬born Billy tetchily dissecting the state of the British nation in his sardonic foghorn of...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: June/2013
Dominique Vellard, Ken Zuckerman, Anindo Chatterjee & Keyvan Chemirani
The tenor Dominique Vellard is an outstanding figure in the performance of early and Renaissance music, while Ken Zuckerman is...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Apr/May/2012
Turkish trio Lalalar are a pretty convincing example of how oppression can cause unruly bursts of refusenik artistic expression. The...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2023
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