Reviews
African Pearls: Pont Sur le Congo
The title of this double compilation refers to the imaginary bridge connecting the two capitals of the neighbouring Central African...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Folk Against Fascism Vol 1
The inside-sleeve picture shows a wiry, resolute Woody Guthrie with guitar and harmonica round his neck and the album title...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Afrolution Vol 2: The Original African Hip-Hop Collection
This second edition of African hip-hop compilations from the UK label Afrolution is a masterstroke of music collecting, a vibrant...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Rough Guide to the Music of Russian Gypsies
With the exception of the excellent Russian Gypsy Soul double CD on Network a few years back, Russian Gypsy music...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Japanese Dub
Jah Wobble & The Nippon Dub Ensemble
According to Jah Wobble, Japanese music is “a million zillion miles away” from the Cantonese tunes that featured on his...
Reviewed by David Hutcheon in issue: July/2010
En Vivo en el Norte: In Concert
Fifteen years have flown by since Scottish musician Toby Shippey and a group of Edinburgh-based musician friends began fusing Latin...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: July/2010
Raghu Dixit
Do you wanna feel good? Raghu Dixit does. He has an exuberant optimism that epitomises modern India. While announcing in...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2010
Hedzoleh
Ghana’s Hedzoleh Soundz – an aggregate of rock musicians and members of the Ghanaian Arts Council’s traditional music troupe –...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2010
School of life
All great family stories are marked by rivalry and conflict as well as profound coherence. The last seven years in...
Reviewed by Katharina Lobeck Kane in issue: July/2010
Natural Angle
Nearing the end of their first decade together, Gráda have returned to the recording studio for the first time since...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2010
