Reviews
Kashmir: Sufyana Kalam from Srinagar
Sufi music from Pakistan and India, particularly qawwali, is well-known, but the traditions of Kashmir are little-known – partly because...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Skycatcher
Hasidic Jewish crossovers aside, New York’s reggae scene has become trademarked by large, brass heavy dub groups who use guest...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Tants Caps, Tants Joguets
‘Everybody fancies a nice pork pie,’ claims the chorus of ‘Tiny Kitchen’, sung by a duo of guest vocalists known...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Answer Ballads
It’s such a neat concept, you’re surprised no one has thought of doing it before: ‘answer songs’ to classic pop...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
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K Frimpong (Blue & Black)
K Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas
Ever since K Frimpong’s music first started reappearing on compilations a decade or so ago, original copies of his LPs...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Pass the Knowledge
While Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert takes credit for coining the word reggae, and Bob Marley is widely considered reggae’s only true...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Texas Gypsy Fire
Japanese dub, Taiwanese rap, Mexican ska… we’ve heard them all. And, in the mix-and-match free-for-all of world music, there are...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Ether
Anupama Bhagwat belongs to a band of female classical instrumentalists in Hindustani music that is rapidly shrinking in number. Still...
Reviewed by Veejay Sai in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Tin Hinane
There’s a sharp comment in the liner notes of this debut album to the effect that the band Kel Asouf...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
