Reviews
Strings That Sing
This is Baobab-Gateway's debut album, featuring a unique combination of traditional West African, Ugandan and modern instruments. Tanzanian-born Dougie Hudson...
Reviewed by Louise Ungless in issue: Apr/May/2012
Go Calypsonian
This selection from the ever ebullient Lord Mouse follows 2010's eponymous debut. The purpose remains unaltered: electric and eclectic calypso...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Music is My Home: Act 1
Raphaël Imbert is a French saxophonist who has undertaken several journeys into the Deep South of the US to experience...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2016
Dudu Phukwana and the Spears
Now this truly is a musical treasure to stumble upon: back in 1969 the noted producer Joe Boyd had befriended...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2020
The Lusafrica Years
Orquesta Aragón is at heart a charanga orchestra, a fluid blend of woodwind, brass and strings with flute and violins...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Otra Mirada: Tangos de Cámara
When Astor Piazzolla dragged tango, sitting (he didn't want any of that silly kicking) and screaming, into the concert space,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019
Metal Metal
Who knows if it was anarchic perverseness, artistic vision, or a bit of both that prompted this formidable São Paulo...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2014
Muutused/Zminy
Svjata Vatra were formed in 2005 when Ukrainian singer and trombonist Ruslan Trochynskyi moved to Estonia and teamed up with...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Lossan
Marking the first, according to the PR, duo harp and Manx Gaelic vocal album to be released, Lossan (meaning ‘Light’...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2022
