Reviews
Mali Latino
Alex Wilson, Madou Sidiki Diabaté & Ahmed Fofana
British-born Renaissance man Alex Wilson has sweated buckets over this project, which sees him fusing Mande and Afro-Latin sounds with...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
The Poacher's Fate
It's always refreshing to hear music that has nothing to hide behind. The London-based folk duo of Laura Smyth &...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Dub to Mali: Douba (Season 3)
The French-born, Rastafari multiinstrumentalist Julien Souletie hit upon a winning formula when he launched his Dub to Mali series in...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2019
Bahía
Ana Carla Maza is a virtuoso Cuban composer, cellist and singer. Her latest album, Bahía, takes you on a spellbinding...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: April/2022
The Pure and the Golden
The entire world knows and loves South Africa's premier Zulu ensemble. Joseph Shabalala's group has such a vast repertoire, recorded...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012
Teranga
Hervé Samb is a self-taught guitarist and composer from Senegal whose way with harmony and technique has won him considerable...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Le Ballet National de Guinée Conakry invite Bertrand Renaudin
Le Ballet National de Guinée Conakry
Guinea’s Ballet National ensemble has existed since independence was won in 1958 and proudly stands as a symbol of Mande...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2010
The Playhouse Sessions
‘How should I behave when I have a violin in my hand?’ asks the dazzling Norwegian violinist Bjarte Eike in...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: January/February/2023
Dumnonia
He may be best known for his collaboration with the Essex folk quartet, Mawkin, but Jim Causley is very definitely...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
En Vivo en el Norte: In Concert
Fifteen years have flown by since Scottish musician Toby Shippey and a group of Edinburgh-based musician friends began fusing Latin...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: July/2010
