Reviews
Qhum Qhaks
Kwaito, the music that blew up in 90s post-apartheid South Africa characterised by slowed-down house beats and breezy rapping, is...
Reviewed by Timothy Romain in issue: June/2019
Desert to Douala
Pulo NDJ is a project that broadcasts from the musical midpoint between N'Djamena, Chad and New York. DJs Nickodemus and...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2019
The Rough Guide to Women of the World
In contrast to many of the Rough Guides, which focus on one specific genre or artist, this was perhaps an...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: June/2019
Gloryland
There are a lot of trad jazz revivalist acts out there. The LA-based seven-piece California Feetwarmers are one of many...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2019
Camin d'Estèlas
Coriandre consist of five middle-aged men who all possess great dexterity on a variety of instruments – vocalist Yves Masson...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2019
Greatest Jamaican Beat
Two Duke Reid-produced collections have been offset here to create a killer introduction to rocksteady reggae. The first, Greatest Jamaica...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2019
Odisea
The third album from the German flamenco guitarist Andreas Arnold sees him returning to the classical and jazz improvisation that...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2019
The Art of the Chinese Guzheng
This album is a tribute to the main regional styles of guzheng (21-string zither) music in China. Having worked with...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: June/2019
BIM#1
Kicking off with an attention-grabbing holler before skittering into Afrobeat on the opening track ‘Destiny’, this fabulous debut showcases Benin's...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2019
American Music Vol VII
Though the seventh album from Austin's Grupo Fantasma comes after a five-year break from the studio, the band have kept...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2019
