Reviews
Cluck O1’ Hen
The odd yet amazing thing about this album is the presence of the piano in a standard strings-and-things bluegrass band....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
In the Mood for the Nouba
For serious students of North African music and aficionados of the rarified and demanding canon of Arab– Andalus poetic tradition,...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2011
Tambutronic
Meaning ‘stories and drums’ in Papiamento, the native language of the Dutch Caribbean, the five- piece Kuenta i Tambú were...
Reviewed by Andy Thomas in issue: June/2014
ABUC
It's not hard to spot that ABUC is Cuba spelt backwards, and on this album, pianist Roberto Fonseca takes the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2016
The Rough Guide to Fado
Following the success of the first Rough Guide fado compilation album, some eight years later we now have a welcome...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: June/2012
In Tune with the Wolves
Finnish singer Riikka Timonen has a stunningly beautiful voice, and that is the strength of In Tune with the Wolves....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2016
The Dancing Devils of Djibouti
World music has woken up to the wondrous delights of Somali music over the past few years through reissues of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa
‘Bubblegum’ was the catch-all term given to Western-influenced popular music in 1980s South Africa, although the term is highly misleading,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2018
Praise Drumming
Bengt Berger & Bitter Funeral Beer Band
Bengt Berger has studied and performed music in Ghana, specifically Ewe drumming, and funeral music from the north. He returned...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2018
Bamako Today
The BKO Quintet consist of four Malians and one French musician; they play traditional Malian music with a modern twist....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
