Reviews
Che Guava’s Rickshaw Diaries
Lokki Terra have gone from strength to strength since their first gig in 2006 at a concert titled From Bangla-beat...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Black Tarantella
The Neapolitan composer, saxophonist and singer crosses paths here with a dozen world music artists, rock celebrities and prominent Italian...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Walk With Me
It’s been a tough couple of years for The Skatalites. Two of the legendary ska group’s founding members passed away...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Forabandit
Forabandit is a meeting between the French troubadour and the Turkish agik tradition – the music of travelling bards. It...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Mokum
To celebrate their 15th anniversary, the Amsterdam Klezmer Band wanted to release a special album that would offer a retrospective...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Just Have to Grow
Co-produced by Nick ‘Midas Touch’ Page (Dub Colossus, Syriana) and recorded live in one room over two days at the...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Dust and Dirt
Kiwi reggae has long forged a name for itself domestically, but it’s only in the last decade or so that...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Eastern Bloc Funk Experience
The compilation label Nascente have done a brilliant job in compiling hot funk albums from across the globe – my...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Ravi Shankar: Symphony
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Anoushka Shankar
Ravi Shankar’s Symphony received its world premiere in London’s Royal Festival Hall in July 2010. This is a live recording...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
