Reviews
Un Autre Blanc
This is hailed as the veteran Malian singer's final album: at nearly 70, Keita is ‘retiring.’ Certainly, Un Autre Blanc...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2019
Bachata Haiti
While Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the same island they are divided – the French colonised Haiti while the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2019
Blackmoon1348 with the Tibetan Monks of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
Blackmoon1348 with the Tibetan Monks of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
This record comes in the wake of a historic tour in which the Tibetan monks of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery...
Reviewed by Tim Romain in issue: April/2019
Inner Rhyme
French-Lebanese composer and violinist Layale Chaker's debut album, Inner Rhyme, which took two years to compose between Beirut, Paris and...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2019
Here Come the Young
A veteran singer-songwriter and activist, Joseph has purveyed social and protest songs since his first studio release in 1983. The...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2019
Osharaku
The Kasai Osharaku Preservation Society and Others
Available as a two-disc CD or 12” vinyl, this compilation is the latest in an ongoing preservation series by EM...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2019
Maravilhas Contemporâneas
The significance of this reissue lies not in the fame of its creator, who died in 2017, but the interesting...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2019
Near East Quartet
With its combination of moody grooves, fragile melodies, and near-ambient accompaniment, Near East Quartet offers the sonic set menu of...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: April/2019
Jungle Run
The ten-piece outfit Nubiyan Twist released an outstanding debut in 2015 and their second record, Jungle Run, offers up a...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: April/2019
Thrace: The Paths of Dionysus
The Rodopi Ensemble, comprising violin, clarinet, kanun, assorted percussion and lute plus vocals, was formed during the 1990s in this...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: April/2019
