Reviews
Y Su Descarga Internacional
US producer Bosq has been making tropical bass since the early 2010s, regularly working with musicians from Africa and the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/2021
Hi-Life Jazz
Hi-Life Jazz is a super-cool and joyously good natured new release from the Ghanaian veteran. This is his 35th album...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2022
Mistune: Violin & Tanpura
In Mistune Chris Prosser continues to explore his fascination with alternate tunings on the violin, this time paired with a...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2019
Interconnectedness
When Carmen Souza first began playing and recording with her faithful partner, the bassist and producer Theo Pas’cal, their music...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023
Renascence
Given her status as the queen of the Mande griots, it comes as a shock to realise that this is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Magia Negra: The Beginning
For her latest offering, the octogenarian diva and former Buena Vista Social Club singer has revisited the first LP she...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Apr/May/2015
Turkey: The Ceremony of the Bektashi Djem
Many visitors to Turkey will have witnessed the ritual of the Mevlevi ‘Whirling Dervishes,’ either in a performance for tourists...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2013
Intersection
Where do you even begin to start with the situation in the Middle East? So many artists have tried to...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2018
Al Wa’ Debt
Va Fan Fahreareanother instance of the north-west European love affair with all sounds Balkan. But the 11-strong brass band have...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
