Reviews
Breath & Hammer
Clarinettist David Krakauer played with The Klezmatics before forging a distinctive solo career that pushes at the boundaries of many...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2020
NOU?
How does a region’s traditional music survive its own commercial success? Apparently overwhelmed by the touristic boom of pizzica, Apulian...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: November/2020
Over That Road I’m Bound
In the two decades and more since the 18-year-old Joachim Cooder played percussion alongside Ry Cooder on Buena Vista Social...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2020
NO VISA
Globe-trotting producer Captain Planet calls his personal style ‘gumbo funk’ – all manner of flavours brought together and bubbled into...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2020
Horizonte
This is an unusual and adventurous project in which two bands have been formed in order to re-imagine a mixture...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2020
Afrik TounMé
These are difficult days in Mali, with political upheaval adding to the problems brought by COVID-19, but great music is...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2020
Touki
Senegalese singer Modou Touré has big shoes to fill as the son of Ousmane Touré, lead singer of the legendary...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2020
Mysteries Unfold
Take a deep breath before playing Tassignon’s solo debut Mysteries Unfold, the waters run deep ahead. After several decades working...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: November/2020
Kabwlú
Legendary Medellin record label Discos Fuentes is not known for its novelty releases, but Kabwlú, a hard-to-find 1965 album, is...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2020
Pakistan is for the Peaceful
This is an incredible performance by Pakistani master vocalist Ustad Saami, one that demands that you listen and re-listen to...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: November/2020
