Reviews
Legacy
‘Authentic’ is one of those overused terms that doesn't always carry the gravitas it deserves. So, trust me, when I...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
O Houria
It’s a hard heart that can’t listen to Souad Massi’s carillon voice and not be moved. The Algerian singer-songwriter has...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Western Country
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Caleb Klauder is singer and mandolin player with the highly successful Foghorn String Band. This is...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Next Market Day
Chloe Matharu is a young Edinburgh singer with a rich inheritance. Her father is from the Punjab, while her mother...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Man No Die
Bola Johnson has been one of the finds in the recent plethora of re c ent Nigerian highlife/Afro-funk archive reissues....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Quantic Presents Tropical Funk Experience
If you need some¬one to compile a co mpilation o f hen’s-teeth-rare funk grooves from 1 970s Latin America, there’s...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Mali Latino
Alex Wilson, Madou Sidiki Diabaté & Ahmed Fofana
British-born Renaissance man Alex Wilson has sweated buckets over this project, which sees him fusing Mande and Afro-Latin sounds with...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Ethnic Minority Music of Northwest Xinjiang, China
This is a selection of field recordings made by an intrepid French-Chinese couple of enthusiasts in 2009 in the Ili...
Reviewed by Rachel Harris in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Find the Lady
Pauls Sartin and Hutchinson have worked as a duo for 15 years, burrowing into the sheet music and songbooks of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Urban Spirit
Diogal Sakho is a long-time resident of Paris but was born amongst the Lebou people of N'gor, a staunchly independent...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
