Reviews
Ba Power
Over the last few years, Bassekou Kouyaté has revolutionised the gutbucket sound of the ancient West African banjo known as...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2015
Biester
17 Hippies’ previous release, Titus Träumt (2013), was an album for children to which the Berlin collective brought all their...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2015
Fiesta Gitana con Camarón y sus Amigos
Camarón de la Isla was the superstar of post-war flamenco – he had the looks of Mick Jagger, lifestyle of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2015
El Mutakallimûn
At a time when a handful of extremists are committing unspeakable atrocities in a perverted jihadist interpretation of Islam, Souad...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2015
Gràs
Hailing from the windswept Outer Hebridean island of South Uist, MacInnes is one of the finest singers in the Gaelic...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2015
Tariq
The composer Jaume Compte has explored the music of southern Europe and the Middle East with a number of different...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2015
The Rough Guide to Tango Legends: Carlos Gardel
Listening to these remastered selections from the huge body of work that Carlos Gardel compiled before his premature death at...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2015
Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow
The folk quartet Spiro rework English dance tunes under the aegis of minimalism and systems music; these are tunes that...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2015
Jara en el Camino
Catalonia's relationship with the rest of Spain is complicated, to say the least. There are many Catalonians who view themselves...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2015
Joa
Coco Mbassi is a versatile and highly accomplished Paris-based female singer from Cameroon. She has recorded and performed live as...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2015
