Reviews
The Flood
In 2003 the harpist Andy Lowings set about creating a playable replica of the earliest known stringed instrument, the Gold...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
From Kinshasa
When the much-lauded Congolese band Staff Benda Bilili imploded in early 2013, at the height of their global fame, that...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
Farima
Anyone seeking pure guitar energy and signs of a healthy musical revival in Bamako need look no further. Led by...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
Nanna
Xavier Rudd & the United Nations
The eighth studio album from the barefoot Aussie troubadour sees him foregoing his one-man band approach, where he multi-tracked countless...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
You No Fit Touch Am
There is Femi and Seun Kuti, of course, and the ever-dextrous iconic Tony Allen, who guests hither and yon. But...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
Sings with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Fresh from winning a Grammy for Best World Music Album for 2014's Eve, which featured massed choirs and the Kronos...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
Leila
The competition is getting tough out in the Saharan desert, but singer Leila Gobi fares well with her eponymous third...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
Music of Angola
Manuel Diogo mixes traditional and contemporary Angolan gospel music: he blends recognisable gospel sounds – from the harmonies of African...
Reviewed in issue June/2015
Metisse Maloya
The island of La Réunion is a French territory located in the Indian Ocean, lying to the east of Madagascar,...
Reviewed in issue June/2015
