Reviews
Dreamer’s Motel
Joachim Cooder took his time to emerge from his father’s shadow but it was a family apprenticeship well-spent, playing percussion...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2024
Fisherman
If you were a music fan in Nairobi back in the 70s, you would almost certainly have spent time at...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2024
New Moon
This is a very smooth bit of music-making from Carnatic violinist Arun Ramamurthy, accompanied by Damon Banks on bass and...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2024
Wonderland
A notable exponent of the fertile Spanish jazz scene, Daniel García delivers a lively piano record that pushes the boundaries...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: December/2024
Monolam
Monolam means unique, although the blend that Khana Bierbood present on their second album is a cross between Thailand and...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: December/2024
Trioliadam
This collection of traditional Norwegian tunes was originally recorded in 1981. The results were never released, the master tapes lost,...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2024
Joyas del Guajiro
The rural Cuban singer-songwriter Polo Montañez, who was killed in a road accident in 2002 only three years after his...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: December/2024
Talassa
After 25 years of researching and performing traditional music from Salento and Apulia, Italy, singer-songwriter Dario Muci releases his first...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: December/2024
Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola
Scene-leading club DJ Kampire prides herself on connecting the dots between contemporary and old-school African club music, spotlighting female artists...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2024
Sabor Sureño
No qualms about this. Craft’s latest Fania reissue is a certifiable classic – or as near as damn it. The...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2024
