Reviews
Chaos
On first play of this sparkling debut album from Nigerian 12-piece Lagos Thugs, it’s hard to believe you’re not listening...
Reviewed by Russel Higham in issue: March/2024
All My Friends
A little more than a century after the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution secured American women the right to...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2024
Synthesizing the Silk Roads
The title and subheading (Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock and Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia) say...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: November/2024
Live On Tour: Union Chapel November 2010
The Gift Band | Various Artists
There's not been, to my knowledge, a live album from Norma Waterson. So give a warm hand, please, for this...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2012
Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World, Part 2
As the comprehensive and beautifully produced sleeve notes make clear, this compilation of 13 jaw-droppingly funky tracks from the Middle...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
We Have Waited Too Long
At the height of apartheid in 1983, Darius Brubeck, son of the legendary jazz giant Dave Brubeck and an accomplished...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2024
El Coro de Mi Gente
All the tracks of this album – Amparanoia's ninth – feature a big-name guest from the Hispanic music world, including...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
Nomadic Spirit
For two decades, and across five albums, La Caravane Passe (The Caravan Passes) has delivered a music steeped in Balkan...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2020
Qin: Celestial Music for Qin and Xiao
The qin has a small but fanatical following, both in China and abroad. This is the seven-string zither that appears...
Reviewed by Rowan Pease in issue: March/2010
Recordar é Viver: Antologia Vol 1
This anthology provides an excellent opportunity to expand any record collection that’s light on the music of São Tomé and...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2022
