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Edwin Sanz spent years playing congas with European-based salsa ambassadors Mercadonegro and then had a spell in Rodrigo y Gabriela's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2016
Achai
Although throat singing exists in many parts of the world (there's even a throat singing tradition among the Thembu Xhosa...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: December/2016
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Biguine: The Anthology of Traditional Antillean Music (1930-1954)
This fourth volume of Franco-Caribbean roots and jazz music from excellent archivists Frémeaux excavates a wealth of biguine music, produced...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: December/2016
Nigeria Soul Fever
All but two of the 16 tracks here were recorded between 1977 and 1980 at the height of the disco...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2016
Cycle
The themes of recurrence and circularity stand out in Hazel Askew, Rowan Rheingans and Hannah James’ third album as a...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2016
No Boundaries
Two decades into her career, this is London-based Shapla Salique's third solo album – and her best yet. Her voice...
Reviewed by Amar Dhillon in issue: December/2016
Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics
We live in a glorious age, in which record companies are eager to open up their vaults in order to...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2016
Rio Bossa
Even if you weren’t all Rio’d-out after the wall-to-wall Olympics coverage, you’d probably need another bossa nova compilation about as...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: December/2016
Tam… Tam… Tam…! Reimagined
It's fair to say that Gilles Peterson was bowled over when he heard the lost Brazilian classic Tam… Tam… Tam…!...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2016
Postfolklor
As the album title suggests, Ponk, a Czech acoustic power trio of cimbalom, violin and double bass, take a powerfully...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: December/2016
