Reviews
Live From Celtic Connections 2019
Nearly a quarter of a century on and this group is still corralled by Shetland fiddler Aly Bain and his...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Celia
Not content with simply succeeding Miriam Makeba as the new ‘Mama Africa,’ Kidjo now has her sights on the late...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Desert to Douala
Pulo NDJ is a project that broadcasts from the musical midpoint between N'Djamena, Chad and New York. DJs Nickodemus and...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
The Rough Guide to Women of the World
In contrast to many of the Rough Guides, which focus on one specific genre or artist, this was perhaps an...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Echoes of Japan
Many Japanese musicians have a seemingly innate ability to enthusiastically adopt music of other cultures, and to take them to...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Satingarona Part 2
The Bongo Hop is the stage name of Etienne Sevet, a trumpet player and producer from Bordeaux, France. Following his...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Africa Mia
Pre-dating the great Africando by a quarter of a century, Las Maravillas de Mali were one of the early pioneers...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Aimez Ces Airs
DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson
Now this album could well be lighting up summer 2019; its mix of Afrobeat rhythms and reggae vocals – with...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Rafi's Revenge
Songlines is 20 years old, but this album is 21, and it's now receiving a welcome reissue, bolstered by Under...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Laylet el Booree
For their second album, Ifriqiyya Electrique have refined their approach; an improved production lends greater power to a concept that...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
