Reviews
Albala
Like his compatriot Bassekou Kouyaté, it has taken Samba Touré a while to emerge as a star of Malian music....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2013
Luz
This latest album from Portuguese singer and new-wave fadista Cuca Roseta is a bright and upbeat affair. It's well recorded,...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: June/2018
Sentimento Popolare Vol 2
Milanese singer and actress Camilla Barbarito developed a passion for world music early in life, touring Mali and other parts...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2021
Recalentados
We know that Los Amparito, the project of Mexican producer Carlos Pesina Siller, is playful because a) Los Amparito is...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/February/2023
Nva K’la
James Ssewakiryanga Jr is a multi-instrumentalist from Kampala who performs as Ssewa Ssewa. His principal instrument is the janzi, which...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2020
Rivers from Ogun
The French-Swiss quartet of organist Cédric Schaerer, drummer Hadrien Santos Da Silva, tenor sax player Arthur Donnot and guitarist Erwan...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2022
La Confusion
The ninth studio album from the blind Malian duo opens with ‘Bofou Safou’, a disco-fied electro-pop excursion that you'd be...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2017
Escenas de la Ciudad
I first saw – sorry, heard – an audio film in a small village in the Pyrenees. It was about...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2010
Les Égarés
Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Émile Parisien, Vincent Peirani
One has come to expect excellence and refinement from Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal. The Malian-French duo explore a unique...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: May/2023
The Rough Guide to Arabic Café
What exactly does Arabic Café mean? The liner notes to this CD explain that, in contrast to the clinical coffeehouse...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2014
