Reviews
Afrika Mamas
One cannot help but be transported to the rolling hills of Zululand when listening to the Afrika Mamas’ latest, self-titled...
Reviewed by Franki Black in issue: June/2016
Z is for Zykopops
This sounds like a half-baked student project that shouldn’t have gone beyond the confines of Zagreb University. It’s a shame,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Sulle Rive del Tango
Tango has been described as the oldest world music: its dance rhythm colonised half the world before 1920. This double...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Djourou
For this, his 11th album, the Paris-based kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko collaborated with a clutch of genre-diverse French and African...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2021
Meridiana
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
‘Meridiana is about our relationship with time, its perception. As southerners we are defined by our connection with the sun,...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2021
The Seas Between Us
Growing up in Perthshire, Sophie Ramsay was immersed in the traditional songs and music of Scotland. Her latest album, consisting...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
When the Time Comes
Kamalengoni player Craig Myers is a busy musician. He currently performs with Mike Gordon (of Phish fame) and was a...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: October/2017
Quantum Leap
Mehmet Polat & Embracing Colours
Mehmet Polat, the Turkish oud player and composer describes his instrument as being a ‘great connector of cultures’ and, indeed,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2019
We Will Never Die
This is Tuva’s one and only Albert Kuvezin’s first Yat-Kha studio album since 2010’s excellent Poets and Lighthouses. Right from...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: July/2021
Grúňom Hore
What I like about this Slovak band is their total faith in the pastoral culture of their region. Take their...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2018
