Reviews
Prophecy
Mulele is a UK-based guitarist working in a variety of styles including jazz, pop, hip-hop and world music. Although he...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Somewhere is Here!
The cover of the CD shows our two heroes – jazz guitarist Oren Neiman and rock guitarist Gilad Ben Zvi...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Vocalism
The Zimbabwean singer Vusa Mkhaya, now resident in Vienna, is part of the vocal trio Insingini, which released the rather...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Aduna
Malick Pathé Sow & Bao Sissoko
There has been a glut of recent albums featuring American and European musicians collaborating with their West African counterparts. Nobody...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Pecados Tropicales
You’d think six Latina women playing a punky cumbia with ‘queer’ in their band name had to be a good...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Y’Anbessaw Tezeta
What a delight this new collaboration between Ethiopian saxophone legend Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex proves to be. Showcasing something...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Miro
Seckou Keita is representative of a new breed of African musician for whom the world really has become a global...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Windblown
Jamie Smith’s Mabon, the five-piece featuring accordion, fiddle, bouzouki, banjo, bass and percussion, draw their musical inspirations from the Celtic...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Etike
Jeannot Bel is a UK-based Congolese guitarist who is a regular member of Kanda Bongo Man’s touring band. He recently...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
