Reviews
Beyond Babylon
Arifa unites four Dutch and Belgian musicians who have roots in the Balkans and the Middle-East: Turkish and Dutch percussionist...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Bako
In case we don’t know quite what to call this, those kind folks over at Norway’s EM Label have come...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Toubab Soul
As this solid debut testifies, Alma Afrobeat Ensemble is one of the tighter collectives in the genre. Fela Kuti’s template...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Flowers in the Desert
As fans of world music, we rejoice when Western rock stars, whether it's Damon Albarn, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Belo Belo
Eténèsh Wassié & Mathieu Sourisseau
Yet again, the resources and insight of Francis Falceto have helped create a sturdy musical bridge between Africa and the...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Consciente y Positiva
If there was ever an artistwho encompassed the whole global reach of cumbia music, Paco Mendoza would be it. Born...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Tropical Discotheque
The heavy Afro-Latin sounds here are courtesy of the ever-reliable Strut Records, who have teamed up with tropical music collective...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
RE: Plugged
The irony with remixes is that they tend to make something very much of-the-moment while simultaneously cursing it to sound...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Chintamani: Precious Jewel
Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino
As implied by its title, a hybrid mysticism underpins the music of this CD. Chintamani is a Buddhist-Hindu mystical jewel...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
World Massala
Manu Chao was probably the first internationally recognised artist to really nail world fusion – from his early days rocking...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011
