Reviews
Havana-Paris-Dakar
Alune Wade & Harold López-Nussa
The Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa and the Senegalese singer and bass player Alune Wade came together in Havana in late...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2015
Shadows on the Moon
O sister, where art thou? Not necessarily anywhere near the Appalachians, it seems. Midnight Skyracer's 2018 debut Fire proved that...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
The Seven Suns
John McSherry's second solo outing proves to be a lyrical and lively celebration of Ireland's rich hinterland of myth and...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2017
Armenian Spirit
One has to admire Jordi Savall, now bravely continuing the campaign he and his wife, the singer Montserrat Figueras, had...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: March/2013
Ministry of Carnival
It seems as though every month, if not every week, there is another take on Gypsy music through Western ears....
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: July/2012
Warian Echoe
With quality local recordings still a novelty in Papua New Guinea, producer Raymond Chin is attempting to change that with...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Come With Me
Dana Immanuel & the Stolen Band
“Dana Immanuel… isn’t she that trans singer that won the Eurovision Song Contest a while back?” “No Mum, that would...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2016
The Sorcerers
The Sorcerers’ self-titled debut takes its influence from the father of Ethio-jazz, Mulatu Astatké, across eight expansive tracks. The Leeds-based...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2015
Gandadiko
Six solo albums and dozens of guest appearances over a 12-year career means Samba Touré is hardly a new kid...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: March/2015
Jardins Migrateurs
Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko
Ablaye Cissoko is a kora-playing Senegalese griot who has been invited to accompany the celebrated Montréal-based Iranian trio Constantinople. Kiya...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2016
