Reviews
Cissoko Heritage
Born in the Casamance region of southern Senegal, Maher Cissoko’s claim to be the 73rd generation of a griot family...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2021
Lina_Raül Refree
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Raül Refree made his name on the world music circuit by producing the acclaimed first album by...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: April/2020
Kashmir: Sufyana Kalam from Srinagar
Sufi music from Pakistan and India, particularly qawwali, is well-known, but the traditions of Kashmir are little-known – partly because...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Night Prayer
The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are leading names in the art of dhrupad, an ancient pure classical song style...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2012
Timbuktu Tarab
The absolute highlight of WOMAD Charlton Park last year for me was the Malian singer Khaira Arby from Timbuktu. Surrounded...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Wake Up Calls
The son of scientist Rupert Sheldrake and voice therapist Jill Purse, multiinstrumentalist Cosmo Sheldrake has already released an EP and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2020
Fado Tradicional
Since her 2001 debut Fado emMim, Mariza has taken fado to a new, non-Portuguese audience and expanded its horizons by...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
Éthiopiques 29: Mastawesha
Daniel Techane | Kassa Tessema
These two latest releases from Buda are in some respects polar opposites, though connected by a common theme. One is...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: October/2014
Music from Iraq
There's something reassuring about putting on a CD called Music from Iraq and it sounding just like that – music...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: July/2015
