Reviews

Dor de Mar

Tcheka

Tcheka’s last album, Lonji, was superb and earned five stars from this reviewer. Dor de Mar is even better and...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

The Jellyman's Daughter

The Jellyman's Daughter

By something of a coincidence, Edinburgh duo The Jellyman's Daughter close their debut album with a rather unnervingly intimate version...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2015

Oyo

Angélique Kidjo

The diva from Benin returns and as if to announce the fact, Oyo begins with the sustained solo cry of...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2010

Senegal

Yamäya

This fresh debut from UK-based 11-piece band Yamäya has a deep groove throughout. Extended songs meander between luscious horn melodies...

Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: April/2023

Dounia Tabolo

Boubacar Traoré

Now in his mid-70s, Traoré was allegedly playing African blues guitar even before the late, great Ali Farka Touré. His...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Don’t Give Up

Jason Tamba

Born in Kinshasa, Jason Tamba, who began playing guitar at the age of seven on a homemade instrument, went on...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2022

Heavenless

Vin Gordon

Vin Gordon is a true legend of the Jamaican music scene. As a stalwart trombonist he has featured on albums...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2016

Gwo Ka: Music of Guadeloupe, West Indies

Tradisyon Ka

Many listeners may have been drawn to the exuberant, complex percussion found in Guadaloupe by Kassav’, the long-lived Paris-based band...

Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Telegrafy

Banda

Active since 2003, Banda are one of the leading folk bands in Slovakia. This is their fourth album. The six-piece...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2019

Liber

Oswin Chin Behilia

The Dutch Antillean island of Curaçao hasn‘t yet become a central presence on the world music landscape, but these gorgeous...

Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010