Reviews

Unity

Hassan Hakmoun

A Gnawa singer and master of the three-stringed sintir lute, Hassan Hakmoun made his name more than 20 years ago...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2014

Baifang

Hanggai

For their ‘difficult third album,’ Beijing's finest Mongolian band have taken a boldly rocky step on from their traditional roots,...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: July/2014

Final

Pedro Luis Ferrer

For decades, this singer-songwriter has ploughed a lonely furrow, working latterly from his home studio in a Havana suburb. His...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2014

Konpa Lakay

Boulpik

This excellent disc of vibrant, rootsy twoubadou (troubadour) music from Haiti is a charming reminder of why you should never...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: July/2014

Silt

Alsarah & The Nubatones

While US-based Sudanese singer Alsarah appeared on our radar last year with her work as part of the Nile Project,...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2014

Tibet: Lam la Che (On the Road)

Techung

The fragmentation of Tibetan culture over the last half-century has led, for better or worse, to an astounding variety of...

Reviewed by Tom Hamilton in issue: July/2014

Legends & Legacies

Flaco Jiménez & Max Baca

In the world of accordion-driven Tejano conjunto music, or Tex-Mex, the Grammy-award winners Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca are both...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2014

Arirang and Minyo Singing

Lee Chun-Hee

Lee is a singer who has been deemed so culturally significant that the South Korean government awarded her the prestigious...

Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: July/2014

Bailar en la Cueva

Jorge Drexler

Bailar en la Cueva (Dance in the Cave) starts much like any other Jorge Drexler album; the Uruguayan's gentle voice...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2014

At Home

Sakar Khan

This album certainly has an arresting start. Sakar Khan saws his bow across the strings of his kamancha and repeats...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2014