Reviews
No More the Green Hills
‘She Moves Through the Fair’, ‘As I Roved Out’, ‘Johnny, My Man’… Janice Burns and Jon Doran have chosen some...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2022
Sweet Nostalgia
‘I take comfort in being able to express fragments of the past through songs of old love and sounds of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
It Takes Two to Tango
Tango music is going through a quiet period, as evidenced by the number of compilations and reissues in circulation. In...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
La Différence
Salif Keita’s record company are claiming La Différence is the ‘third chapter of an acoustic trilogy’, following his two wonderful...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2010
Joys Abound
Perhaps the most aptly named debut album of recent times, Joys Abound certainly lives up to its name. Anandi Bhattacharya's...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2018
Trees of Light
Swedish jazz-bassist Jormin here teams up once again with the highly distinctive voice of Lena Willemark, as they did on...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Rough Guide to the Best African Music You've Never Heard
In The Rough Guide to the Best Music You've Never Heard, a book published in 2009, this author explored some...
Reviewed by Nigel Willamson in issue: Apr/May/2014
Wedding Me Ware Wo
AJ Holmes & The Hackney Empire
A five-piece London crew with a taste for ponchos, fringes and clashing African textiles, AJ Holmes & The Hackney Empire...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2013
Beyond Babylon
Arifa unites four Dutch and Belgian musicians who have roots in the Balkans and the Middle-East: Turkish and Dutch percussionist...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: March/2011
