Reviews
Africa Rekk
First, the good news. Youssou N’Dour is still in powerful, distinctive voice on his first studio album in over six...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2017
Are’are’
Hailing from southern Malaita in the Solomon Islands, east of Papua New Guinea, Charles Maimarosia was the original lead singer-songwriter...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: May/2017
Making Waves
Luke Daniels’ Revolve and Rotate EP featured the sounds of the extraordinary Polyphon, a sort of vaudevillian organic-analogue synth –...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2017
Nuestras Vivencias
Echoes of Spain are an Anglo-Spanish flamenco guitar duo who have just self-produced their first album. They are both more...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2017
Build Music
This modern street music from Sierra Leone is based on a form of ceremonial Islamic masquerade procession music known as...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2017
1000 Can Die
It’s as absurd to generalise about African albums as it would be American or European albums. But over the years...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: May/2017
A World of Hope
This double album brings together tracks donated in support of the charity Postcards for Peace – an international organisation that...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2017
Discover Japanese Taiko
Taiko is a term that covers an array of Japanese drums (known as wadaiko). Since the mid-20th century, taiko has...
Reviewed by Darran Smith in issue: May/2017
Bhutan Himalaya: Folk Music from Bhutan
This album seems to hark back to earlier, more simple times. Bhutan, bordering India and Tibet, conjures up images of...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: May/2017
The Janus Game
Two stalwarts of the English folk scene come together on The Janus Game. The rousing title-track sets the scene with...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2017
