Reviews
Tribute to Legends: Ghulam Ali
This disc is, theoretically at least, a homage to the ghazal legend Ghulam Ali as imagined by Pakistani superstar Shafqat...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2023
Maloya Malbar
Is La Réunion the new Cuba? Just as the music of the latter pulsed ubiquitously through the late 90s and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2023
Walimizi
Mayotte is a little island and French overseas department situated in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar where the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2023
Relke Meto
Malawian musician Happy Mphande's Relke Meto opens with the title-track, a percussion-heavy beat that sets the tempo for the rest...
Reviewed by Jack McBrams in issue: March/2023
Sounds of Peace
The revered Manu Dibango died three years after making M&M in 2017 with the Mozambican saxophonist, Moreira Chonguiça. Echoes of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2023
The Rough Guide to Railroad Blues
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
The clickety-clack of the railroad and the haunting sound of a train whistle run through the DNA of American blues...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2023
¡Dale Duro al Bombo!
If you’re a fan of Nidia Góngora, especially her work in Canalón de Timbiquí, then you’re sure to love this....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
Alto da Maravilha
Russo Passapusso & Antonio Carlos e Jocafi
It's hard to believe that Alto da Maravilha was recorded remotely during the pandemic, such is the alchemy on show...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
Istehlal
This polyglot trio creates an eastward-leaning fusion that's somehow both timeless and, at the same time, emblematic of the cultural...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2023
Amrat
There is something about discovering one's native tongue after a brief fling abroad with a foreign language. Whether out of...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: March/2023
