Reviews
Never More Together
Oliver Swain is clearly a very talented chap. Not only does he play double-bass, banjo and guitar extremely well, but...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2016
The Treasure Dub Albums Collection
When the gun-slinging ex-cop Duke Reid passed on in 1975, rival producer Sonia Pottinger acquired his legendary Treasure Isle studio...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Sounds of Sudan
Bristol-based oud players Ali Elmubarak and Knud Stüwe came together as Nabra in 2015 to explore a shared love of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2021
Africa Speaks
Half a century after Carlos Santana's career-defining performance at Woodstock placed the fusion of Latin rhythms and guitar rock on...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
HaitaNola
Haitian roots revival outfit Lakou Mizik prompted double takes with their 2016 debut album Wa Di Do, a work that...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2019
Mariachi Beat
Mexico City's Los De Abajo first made an impression when David Byrne signed them to his Luaka Bop label. The...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Splendour in the Grass
The 12-piece, which its founder Thomas Lauder¬dale suggests would make a great United Nations' house band, has concocted its fourth...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Flight
Afro Celt Sound System's 20th anniversary comeback, 2016's The Source, was a big success, winning them a Songlines Music Award...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Officium Novum
Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble
In 1993 The Hilliard Ensemble released an album of early music polyphony with Jan Garbarek improvisi ng a saxophone line...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
