Reviews
Children of the Otter
The leading Tuvan throat singing group Huun Huur Tu have made many notable collaborations over the past 25 years. However,...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: March/2019
Akofa Akoussah
Togolese singer Akofa Akoussah died in 2007 aged just 57 and this – originally recorded and released by the French...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: March/2019
Babel
Classically trained and formerly the flautist with France's Orchestre National de Jazz, Mienniel's work as a chameleon bandleader has encompassed...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2019
Moon Night
For prolific Chinese erhu virtuoso Guo Gan, the last few years have seen a number of new explorations, including collaborations...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: March/2019
True North
Ten years ago, Phillip Henry (best known as one half of the award-winning Devon folk duo, Edgelarks, with Hannah Martin)...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2019
Sounds of Mirrors
Born into a long line of muezzins (men who call Muslims to prayer), Dhafer Youssef discovered his own melodic voice...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2019
King Size Reggae
Having launched the careers of Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker and Bob Marley & the Wailers, producer Leslie Kong had an...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2019
The Journey
Herbie Hancock was reputedly knocked out by Benin-born Lionel Loueke's guitar playing. It is indeed something special. On ‘Guira’, he...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2019
Testvériség (Brotherhood)
Slightly confusingly, the two Hungarian cimbalom players in this quartet are not brothers – I suspect one cimbalom player is...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2019
