Reviews
La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 1
Awesome Tapes from Africa began its life as a record label with a reissue of Malian Wassoulou singer Nahawa Doumbia's...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Zipserim
At the Czech Music Crossroads conference in Ostrava, one of the most surprising and interesting groups was the Mojše Band...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Jūrėse
With its New Agey, Celtic feel, at times Jūrėse (meaning ‘In the Lagoon’, referencing his home region) sounds almost like...
Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Dancing on the Heads of Snakes
Orontes began as a Syrian-Spanish project in the city of Homs, but ceased to function when the catastrophic civil war...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
The Livelong Day
The outstanding ten minutes of ‘The Wild Rover’ dominates this third album from Ireland's most significant band. Drawing on the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Blue Lotus the Awakening
Mau Power (aka Patrick Mau) hails from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait – that chain of Australian islands between...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Gypsybilly King
Canada's Adrian Raso won international prominence when he got together with Romanian brass band Fanfare Ciocărlia in 2014 to create...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Encuentro
An encounter with tango can easily spawn a kind of fanaticism, typically among non-Argentinians who become enraptured with its familiar...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Oumniya
Souad Massi's career has followed an uneven path since her 2001 debut album, Raoui, earned her a nomination for Best...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
