Reviews
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Highlife-Jazz and Afro-Soul (1963-1969)
Fela Ransome Kuti and His Koola Lobitos
No other African musician has garnered as much global interest as Fela Kuti – Nigeria's creator of Afrobeat. His appeal...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2016
Esantronics
This is the debut recording of the Dutch-Isan (North-east Thai, also spelled Esan) hybrid music collective, which was recorded at...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Live in Mostar
Divanhana are a young Sarajevo-based band who have an old-fashioned work ethic: they get on the road and tour! This...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017
Turkey: The Ceremony of the Konya Dervishes
Konya Whirling Dervishes Ensemble
The ritual of the so-called whirling dervishes is the best-known Sufi ceremony in Turkey. During the sema, the dervishes, dressed...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Revolve and Rotate
Luke Daniels’ last album What's Here, What's Gone found him evolving from a well-respected button accordion virtuoso to a more-than-respectable...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2016
Melokáane
Born in Senegal but resident in Canada for the past 20 years, percussionist Elage Diouf has toured the world with...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2017
Henry Martin
Some voices just hit you right in the guts. One of those is that of Hannah Martin – the Devon...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2021
NyeSongar.no
Karl Seglem is important to the Norwegian music scene for many reasons: as a hugely respected tenor sax player, as...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2014
The Wax Cylinder Recordings
The reign of the wax cylinder was very short – a mere 20 years around the turn of the last...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: June/2017
Land of Gold
Land of Gold is a very personal response to the growing migration and refugee crisis. Across ten tracks, it follows...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2016
