Reviews
Rock From Taklamakan Desert
The Taklamakan Desert is situated in the south-east of Xinjiang – a province in northwest China that serves as the...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Diagnostic
Ibrahim Maalouf is one of those quiet, unsung achievers: an in-demand session musician whose clean, spare trumpet playing has sprinkled...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2012
Le Monde est Chaud
The Ivory Coast's Moussa Doumbia has been singing reggae under the name Tiken Jah Fakoly for more than 25 years....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Supernatural Love
Colombia's African musical traditions are often overlooked both at home and internationally. The electro-cumbia pioneers Sidestepper – a fluid outfit...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2016
Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako
What a joy it must have been to see and hear Les Ambassadeurs in the mid-70s, playing in the motel...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
At Home
Amarrass Records’ At Home albums feature some of India's great folk musicians recorded in their home environment. They have a...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2014
Babdoukkala
Born in Sydney, Australia to a Moroccan father and an Australian-Polish mother, multi-instrumentalist Julian Belbachir is a talented percussionist, ngoni...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2022
The Rough Guide to Mali Blues
Nine years ago, The Rough Guide to Desert Blues provided an impressive overview of the music of the Sahara, including...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2019
London to Addis
This is a simple idea with a great pay-off: record traditional Ethiopian krar (five-stringed lyre), washint (wooden flute), masenqo (single-stringed...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2019
