Reviews
Next Market Day
Chloe Matharu is a young Edinburgh singer with a rich inheritance. Her father is from the Punjab, while her mother...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Man No Die
Bola Johnson has been one of the finds in the recent plethora of re c ent Nigerian highlife/Afro-funk archive reissues....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Quantic Presents Tropical Funk Experience
If you need some¬one to compile a co mpilation o f hen’s-teeth-rare funk grooves from 1 970s Latin America, there’s...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Mali Latino
Alex Wilson, Madou Sidiki Diabaté & Ahmed Fofana
British-born Renaissance man Alex Wilson has sweated buckets over this project, which sees him fusing Mande and Afro-Latin sounds with...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Ethnic Minority Music of Northwest Xinjiang, China
This is a selection of field recordings made by an intrepid French-Chinese couple of enthusiasts in 2009 in the Ili...
Reviewed by Rachel Harris in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Find the Lady
Pauls Sartin and Hutchinson have worked as a duo for 15 years, burrowing into the sheet music and songbooks of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Urban Spirit
Diogal Sakho is a long-time resident of Paris but was born amongst the Lebou people of N'gor, a staunchly independent...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
En Couleurs
The Louisianan twenty-somethings in Feufollet were raised on Cajun music, and have showcased their respect for tradition and their considerable...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Mi Camino Flamenco
This is pretty much a solo disc: the versatile Paco ‘El Lobo’ (The Wolf) sings, plays guitar, pummels cajón percussion...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Janus
Fiddler Antonio Fraioli and singer Monica Pinto established their reputation with Spaccanapoli, whose debut Lost Souls was published on Real...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
