Reviews
Wahala Wahala
Wahala means ‘Problem’ or ‘Trouble’, but I had no problem enjoying this album. It is high-energy and punchy, as you'd...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: May/2019
Spirit of Malombo
To appreciate Julian Bahula's contribution to South African music, you don’t need to know that he was a tireless anti-Apartheid...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Ndikho Xaba & The Natives
The South African pianist Ndikho Xaba was 30 years old when he sought exile in the US in 1964. He...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2015
Lokk
I remember when everyone in the Norwegian folk music world was whispering about a brilliant young Hardanger fiddle player called...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2021
Keme Borama
This is the first internationally released recording from griot guitarist Tiecoro Sissoko and sadly it is a posthumous debut, Sissoko...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2014
Guo Gan ‘Swordmen’ Trio
Over the last two decades, Paris-based erhu virtuoso Guo Gan has established himself as one of the leading ambassadors of...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2022
Work Hard
Recorded in 2020 and 2021 in Ghana and The Netherlands, Work Hard arguably presents Ghana's kologo maestro King Ayisoba (born...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2023
Lao Dreaming
This debut album from Melbourne-based musician Peet Wonderfeel is described as organic electronica, taking inspiration from the natural world and...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: April/2018
