Reviews
Ancient Tribal Hearts
Prepare yourself for the mystical noise of Ka Safar – a 13-piece world jazz juggernaut whose name means ‘Spirit Journey’...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2022
Finding Home
Born in Damascus but now based in the UK, Youssef has set out to explore and expand the range of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2022
Seengwa
Mamadou Diabaté & Percussion Mania
Born into a griot family in Burkina Faso in 1973 and a master of the balafon, Mamadou Diabaté released his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2022
Set Me Free
Keyna Wilkins & Jalal Mahamede
Last year from his detention cell in Brisbane, Ahwazi Arab refugee poet-artist Jalal Mahamede recited his poems via Zoom while...
Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: May/2022
Parvat
Symphony-like in structure with three movements, Parvat is an articulation of Norwegian violinist Harpreet Bansal’s musical identity as an exponent...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2022
Essence of Duality
When it comes to world fusion music revolving around Hindustani classical music, a template was set in stone by Shakti....
Reviewed by Shaswata Kundu Chaudhuri in issue: May/2022
Where to Now?
Track Dogs, comprising Garrett Wall, Dave Mooney, Howard Brown and Robbie K Jones – two Irishmen, an Englishman and an...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2022
Albat Alawi Op 99
Eyal El Wahab, the young music maker behind El Khat, is a true original. Many of his homemade instruments are...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2022
The SLAM! Years (1983-88)
Born in Libya but long based in Egypt, Hamid El Shaeri is a superstar of popular Arabic music. This album...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2022
