Reviews
How the City Sings
Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection. He has...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2016
Konono No 1 Meets Batida
It's 12 years now since Congotronics, the debut album of Konono No 1, but their manic roots energy continues to...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: May/2016
These Mountain Blues
His name might sound as Scottish as oatcakes, single malt whisky, heather or tossing the caber, but that doesn’t mean...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: May/2016
Undiscovered Africa
An unashamedly commercial compilation of African music from up-and-coming artists, this album features little-known acts from Nigeria, Rwanda, Botswana, Namibia,...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2016
Mantra Sessions
From the first track, as a free-blowing tenor sax solo jostles with a Hindu peace incantation over an ngoni (African...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2016
Forever is 4 You
This could just as well be by a Malawi Mouse Boy, rather than Boys, as the music is so minimalist...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: May/2016
Morning in a New Machine
What does it take to work wonders with small things? Try taking a reverential approach to American folk music, taking...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: May/2016
Behind the Glass
Followers of British folk may know The Fair Rain as The Old Dance School. The septet led by singer-songwriter Robin...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: May/2016
In Tune with the Wolves
Finnish singer Riikka Timonen has a stunningly beautiful voice, and that is the strength of In Tune with the Wolves....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2016
