Reviews
Mountains of the Moon
Ganda Boys are two Ugandans and an American based in the UK. This is the group's third album and –...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2026
Ligéey
Most listeners will probably have first encountered the Senegalese singer Amadou Diagne on a 2012 set in World Music Network's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2026
Sweden Norway: Norrspel
Ocora's long history of field recordings has played an important role in the documentation of musical traditions from around the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2026
Two Universes
Feufollet started out as a Cajun children's band before maturing into one of the most exciting young bands in the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2026
Filament
In 2010, an American clarinettist began to compose original semi-classical Indian pieces for the clarinet. Under the tutelage of the...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: June/2026
Hawaii Memories: Souvenirs d’Hawaii
It's hard to know what to say about this album, other than that it's traditional Hawaiian hula music aimed squarely...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2026
Pump Up the Radio
Rakija is a delicious Balkan spirit, often distilled from plums or apricots, that is extremely potent. No Balkan meal is...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2026
Djamila
Here's a second album from Mamadou Kelly, a guitarist and singer from the Malian area of Goundam and Niafunke –...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2026
Havana-Paris-Dakar
Alune Wade & Harold López-Nussa
The Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa and the Senegalese singer and bass player Alune Wade came together in Havana in late...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2026
Travels
Hawaiian-Japanese ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has been taking his humble instrument in new directions for some years. On this latest...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2026
