Reviews
Tiddukla
The banjo has been a popular instrument in Moroccan music since the early 1970s, when it was first introduced by...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Sukotherapy
Maria Pomianowska is the leader of the revival of the suka, or knee-fiddle, in Poland. It’s played like the Cretan...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Adouna
Releasing two different albums simultaneously is a bold move and you probably need to have a captive audience to get...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Euphoric Ouroboric
David Wax and Suz Slezak are the husband-and-wife duo fronting the Mexo-Americana troupe David Wax Museum. Recorded in the couple’s...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Le Sato
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Dahomey
When Dahomey (now known as Benin) gained its independence in 1960, the country saw a surge of artistic creativity in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Fire Over Babylon: Dread, Peace and Conscious Sounds at Studio One
Studio One was known as the Jamaican Motown because countless artists emerged from its training ground, including Bob Marley and...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Nuba Nova
Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab & Speed Caravan
Mehdi Haddab’s rai-punk outfit Speed Caravan have somewhat escaped my attention since their brilliant 2008 debut Kalashnik Love, but this...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Changüí: The Sound of Guantánamo
Kick back, light a Cohiba. Open the rum. This new release from Petaluma Records is a proper deep dive into...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
The Electric Muse Revisited
When the book The Electric Muse was originally published in 1975 a separate four-LP box set was issued to accompany...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Club Coco
Compiled by Mexican DJ Coco María, this collection shows off a glorious vision for contemporary Latin American music. Coco, currently...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
