Reviews
Sem Palavras (feat Iván ‘Melon’ Lewis)
‘Queen of the Portuguese Guitar’, Pereira da Costa may only be on her second album, but her trailblazing reputation as...
Reviewed by April Clare Welsh in issue: November/2024
Bamako Chicago Sound System
Nicole Mitchell & Ballaké Sissoko
In the summer of 2017, kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko and American jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell were commissioned by Chicago’s Hyde...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2024
Suron Ki Sayen
Avra Banerjee is an Indian composer and sarod player based in Australia and he’s got some impressive instrumentalist and vocalist...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2024
Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola
Scene-leading club DJ Kampire prides herself on connecting the dots between contemporary and old-school African club music, spotlighting female artists...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2024
Joyas del Guajiro
The rural Cuban singer-songwriter Polo Montañez, who was killed in a road accident in 2002 only three years after his...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: December/2024
Butterfly: Colors of Armenian Duduk
Butterfly is the debut album by Canadian/Armenian duduk player Sar Kamler, who came to the instrument surprisingly late in adulthood,...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2024
Safa
Palestinian oud virtuoso Nizar Rohana returns with his third album Safa, which is a completely solo effort. While Rohana is...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: December/2024
Volume Two
Scottish acoustic guitarist Will McNicol’s first collaboration with the Innotet string quartet was lauded by Classic FM and its successor...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: December/2024
