Reviews
Crying Bamboos: Ceremonial Flute Music from New Guinea Madang
Recorded in 1979 by UK-based anthropologist Ragnar Johnson, these field recordings complement Johnson's previous collection Sacred Flute Music from New...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
The Shaigiya Sound of Sudan
Abu Obaida Hassan & His Tambour
The Shaigiya people claim lineage from the Arabian Peninsula but grew as a culture in Nubia. The music of the...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
Hemdem
Sinan Cem Eroglu & Muhlis Berberoglu
Hemdem means, literally, ‘breathe together’ and designates in Turkish one's best friend. But since dem also means ‘drone’ it could...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
Flaco JimÉnez/Buena Suerte, Señorita
Flaco JimÉnez is, at least in Texas, accordion royalty; his late father and brother are also acknowledged masters of the...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
Jamilat Reprise
Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan founded Beirut's groundbreaking electro-duo Soapkills, garnering a cult following across the Arab world. In 2013 she...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
Havana Cultura: ¡Súbelo, Cuba!
The West likes to glibly glamourise Cuba, keeping it doing a shimmying dance in aspic. The reality is more complex...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
Listen All Around: The Golden Age of Central and East African Music
If it ain't exquisite, it ain't Dust to Digital. The record label is well known for its high-quality compilations of...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
Los Super Seven/Canto
Los Super Seven were, initially, a Tex-Mex supergroup – a studio project formed in 1997 bringing David Hidalgo and CÉsar...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
Muslims and Christians
The vaults of the golden era of Ethio-jazz have been pretty much exhausted by the wonderful Éthiopiques series - but...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
I'm Not Here to Hunt Rabbits
Here is a remarkable compilation of modern rural acoustic guitar and vocal music from Botswana. One of the performers on...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2018
