Reviews
Nomad Songs
For his 21st ECM album, Stephan Micus employs no fewer than nine instruments from different cultures, but focuses principally on...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Musique de Nuit
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal
Two musicians operating at the height of their talent, Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal have mastered string instruments worlds apart...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Boom
Sometimes musical fusions just don’t work, and this is a prime example. Partnering the Spanish producer, and founder of Ojos...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Gospel Journey
Faada Freddy is one of the pioneers of African hip-hop. He was a founder of the Senegalese band Daara J,...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Don Letts Presents: Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown Vol 2
Don Letts hosts an enjoyably eclectic radio show on BBC 6Music and is something of an icon of the late-70s...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Aynama-Rtama
This is a groundbreaking recording. We’re well used to hearing fusions of Arab and Western popular music as pretty one-sided...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Do Ya Hallelujah?
The Swing Ninjas are a seven-piece collective hailing from Brighton who play a raucous mix of Parisian jazz, and New...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Dub of Thrones
If you’re not into dub, this is an album that would never feature on your radar, so criticisms such as...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Musiques Métisses: 40 Ans de Festival d’Angoulême
Taking stock on anniversary dates can be a fastidious, thankless task. Retrospective world music albums are often designed as commercial...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Tronzar os Valos
Maria Xosé Silvar – known as Sés – is one of Galicia's most notable artists. Her repertoire ranges across rock,...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
