Reviews
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
If You Can't Stand the Heat
Frank Solivan's satin-smooth, mid-tenor voice soars right off the bat in ‘Crave’, the opening track of If You Can't Stand...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2019
Number One Bus
Dressed in griot-chic and wielding his gimbri like a Fender Stratocaster, Nuru Kane comes on like a trans-Saharan cross between...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2010
The Art of the Chinese Xiao & Hulusi
Led by composer/arranger Li Jiang, Heart of the Dragon Ensemble is a UK-based collective of Chinese instrumentalists, known for their...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2022
Tumbélé! Biguine, Afro & Latin sounds from the French Caribbean 1963-74
In non-Francophone world music camps, Martinique and Guadeloupe were somewhat overlooked in the recent rush for Latin and African music....
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Desde un Nuevo Lugar
This impressive debut album from Buenos Aires-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Santiago Molina subtly draws together original compositions and artful reworkings...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: January/February/2023
