Reviews
Razón de Son
Seville-born singer-songwriter and guitarist Raúl Rodríguez is familiar to flamenco fans through his Cuban-inflected fusions with the group Son de...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2015
Farima
Anyone seeking pure guitar energy and signs of a healthy musical revival in Bamako need look no further. Led by...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2015
Orange Sunshine
There is a good reason why the initial physical release of Susso Seki Singh's Orange Sunshine is vinyl only. The...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2018
Music from Barotseland: Recordings in Zambia's Western Province
This is a companion piece to the four-CD Luangwa to Livingstone, reviewed in #157. Zambia's Western Province is traditionally known...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2020
The Very Best of Jewish-Arab Song Treasures
An excellent collection of 15 tracks representing the most important names from the tradition of 20th-century Jewish North African popular...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Apr/May/2013
Last Evenings on Earth
‘World fusion’ bands often don’t do much fusing at all. Instead, they might have some ska numbers, an Éthiopiques-style track...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2016
Goitse a Thaisce
A trip down memory lane, Goitse a Thaisce(Come Here, My Darling) is also a clarion call to the uninitiated to...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2021
Salsa Mundo: Colombia – Music Born of Conflict
While the Colombian tourist board is intent on fostering an image of the country as a safe haven for visitors...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Natural Invention
Peter Knight's Gigspanner Big Band
After four decades with Steeleye Span, in 2009 fiddle player Peter Knight formed Gigspanner (the touring musician's name for that...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2020
