After three albums of uncompromising Congolese street funk, Jupiter Bokondji and his band have essayed something a little different on...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2025
Hailing from Germany, this amorphous cross-cultural jazz collective have been making waves on the Berlin underground with their infectious grooves,...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: April/2025
Berlin-based Australian singer-songwriter Kat Frankie leads an eight-member all-female a cappella vocal ensemble on this, the group’s debut self-titled album....
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: April/2025
Jarek Adamów has been championing traditional Polish folk music for some 25 years. His albums have received mixed reviews in...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2025
Playing live at New York’s Carnegie Hall is a career-crowning moment for Latin American artists, representing global recognition and a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2025
Recorded with analog equipment in the OTODI studio in Lomé, Vaudou Game’s fifth album takes Togolese sounds to new and...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2025
Although it’s only five years after their debut album, this slow coach follow-up still makes the Santrofi eight-piece sound like...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2025
By combining instruments from his native country of Latvia, such as the kolke (a harp/zither relative of Lithuania’s kankle and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2025
Recorded by inmates of Mississippi’s Parchman Prison alongside Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan, this album picks up where 2023’s Some Mississippi...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2025
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