In non-Francophone world music camps, Martinique and Guadeloupe were somewhat overlooked in the recent rush for Latin and African music....
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Totó la Momposina celebrates her 69th birthday with an irresistible disc of diverse Colombian genres, all rooted in her hometown...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Having followed an early grounding in his native Highland traditions with a full classical training, Donald Grant is both a...
Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
The title of this set refers to Jamaican so und – system operators, while Caribouand Downbeat were two pioneering record...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Africa Express is a loose cooperative of like minds (with Damon Albarn somewhere near the hub) that takes Western rock...
Reviewed by Mark Ellingham in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
It’s high time Omar Puente received his due. The Yorkshire–based Cuban violin virtuoso and jazzer has been just outside the...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Claude Debussy–one of the first Western composers to hear and be influenced by gamelan — titled one of his piano...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Ravi Shankar is undoubtedly the world’s best-known Indian musician. His name has not only become synonymous with his instrument, the...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
The Klezmatics – accomplished Ameri¬can practitioners of progressive klezmer music for the past 20 years – won a Grammy for...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
The shadowy timbres of Anouar Brahem's last CD, Le Pas de Chat Noir, made it one of the most striking...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
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