In the few years between the release of their 2020 debut album Nayda! and Swaken, this hotly anticipated follow-up, Bab...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Old Spot, Jeri Foreman & Ruth Eliza
The story of how One Night String Band came together is worth recounting. Because of gig conflicts, two old-time duos...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg
All Gist, the third album by duelling acoustic guitarists James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg, is an eminently enjoyable, ten-track collection...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Celebrating 15 years since their formation in Santiago, Newen Afrobeat present Grietas, their dynamic fifth studio album. Enriched by a...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars
After nearly 15 years playing trumpet in America’s seminal klezmer band The Klezmatics (with whom he is still active), Frank...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Oluko Imo / Black Truth Rhythm Band
With the blessing of his widow, Soundway Records have re-released three landmark albums and a single from the much underrated...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Emel Mathlouthi is the Tunisian-American singer-songwriter and producer who drew the global spotlight with her passionate song ‘Kelmti Horra’ (My...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
Following her award-winning 2023 album with kora-player Kadialy Kouyate, US-based Chinese pipa virtuoso Gao Hong returns with a new duo...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
The Texas-based trio of bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, drummer Donald ‘DJ’ Johnson Jr and guitarist Marko Speer may be best...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
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