Reviews
Bako
In case we don’t know quite what to call this, those kind folks over at Norway’s EM Label have come...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2011
Fado Tradicional
Since her 2001 debut Fado emMim, Mariza has taken fado to a new, non-Portuguese audience and expanded its horizons by...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
Remixed
Luisa Maita debuted last year with the delicious Lero Lero, an album which this publication described as ‘dreamy an d...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2011
Best of Lura
Proof that the Cape Verde renaissance has come of age, this anthology confirms Lura as her own generation’s elder stateswoman,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2011
Éthiopiques 27: Centennial of the First Ethiopian Music Recordings
The latest volume in the É t h i o p i q u e s series presents a conundrum...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: March/2011
Toubab Soul
As this solid debut testifies, Alma Afrobeat Ensemble is one of the tighter collectives in the genre. Fela Kuti’s template...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2011
Burma: Classical Theatre Music
With so few CDs of Burmese traditional music actually available in the West, this is an important and exciting release....
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: March/2011
Flowers in the Desert
As fans of world music, we rejoice when Western rock stars, whether it's Damon Albarn, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
The Voice of Lightness Vol 2: Congo Classics 1977-1993
The second two-disc volume of the definitive career overview of Tabu Ley Rochereau picks up the Congo’s greatest vocalist at...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2011
Sahel Folk
Sidi Touré’s first album, Hoga, appeared 14 years ago on Stern’s and it is an indication of how the global...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
