Reviews
Oye Manita
When a 39-year-old Totó La Momposina arrived in Paris in June 1979 as a refugee from Colombia, she had already...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
Massilia
Massilia Sound System celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2014, a phenomenal achievement for any band. In their native France they’re...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2015
Alchemya
There have been a number of African-Iberian musical experiments over the years, but when an African vocal kicks in on...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Sister Pili + 2
Moreno & L’Orchestra First Moja-One
While visiting my brother in Nairobi in 1983, we went to a nightclub and heard Batamba Wenda Morris (aka Moreno)....
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Vignettes
Vignettes is a series of small windows into the life, history and identity of its creator, London-based sitar player and...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2021
Me Decidí
Can it really be five years since the last CD from the Duke of bachata, Joan Soriano? No wonder life's...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: April/2016
On Tour/Reunion
It's 1965, British Guiana is on the cusp of independence, ready to throw off the corrupt yoke of Albion, and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019
The Sounds of Varanasi
The very mention of Varanasi, India's holiest city on the banks of the River Ganges, conjures up the most evocative...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2015
Covers: Traditional Melodies of Dalarna, Sweden
Ian Carr | Ian Carr & The Various Artists
The best whisky I ever tasted was in Sweden, full-throated and peaty with a honeyed thread of sweetness. Listening to...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2022
Race the Loser
They have picked up three consecutive awards for best group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and for their...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
