Reviews
Fangnawa Experience
Fanga & Maalem Abdallah Guinea
In an era where collaboration is the key to some of the most exciting musical styles around, some fusions remain...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Louder Than Words
After playing together as The Henry Girls for more than a decade, sisters Karen, Lorna and Joleen McLaughlin from County...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2014
Página Central
Finally given a UK release, this colla¬boration between two past masters dates back to 2007, and pretty much steers clear...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Ishumar 2: New Tuareg Guitars
The second post-Tinariwen compilation of Touareg bands from Mali, Niger and Algeria promises to point out ‘new directions’ in the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2011
Havana Cultura: ¡Súbelo, Cuba!
The West likes to glibly glamourise Cuba, keeping it doing a shimmying dance in aspic. The reality is more complex...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Saadia Jefferson
On first impressions this sounds like a Middle Eastern Manu Chao. Or maybe DIY Ethio-jazz. Or then again, it could...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Bird Under Water
The Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab has been gaining momentum since she left Lahore for Berklee College of Music in 2005....
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: June/2015
The Band Courtboullion
There's never been a recording quite like this one. Three highly accomplished Cajun revivalists – each a musical pioneer and...
Reviewed by Roger Hahn in issue: June/2012
The Orcadians of Hudson Bay
Premiered at Celtic Connections 2020, this evocative project grew out of the fascination of Orkney-born musician and composer Graham Rorie...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
KALAK
Sarathy Korwar is doing for contemporary British-Asian music what Talvin Singh achieved almost 30 years ago – taking Indian rhythms,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022
