Reviews
Esengo Ya Ko Bina
Grupo Lokito, a group of London-based Congolese and Latin musicians, have been simmering on the London live music scene for...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Una Mujer de Sal Junto a un Hombre Vuelto Carbón
Another unlikely reissue from the ever colourful portfolio of Spain’s Vampisoul label, this Uruguayan oddity offers some context to their...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2021
Malawi Grooves 1950, ’57 & ’58
The opportunity to travel in time as well as space is all part of the appeal of world music, although...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: March/2017
Aïda
Taking inspiration from traditional folk, tribal groove, French rap and the Tokyo underground scene, Maïa Barouh is an artist that...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: March/2023
Espíritu del Sol
For all her globetrotting, Amparo Sánchez remains unmistakably Spanish. That deep, gravelly Andalusian voice could come from nowhere else, and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Förgänglighet
Åkervinda are a Swedish and Danish quartet of accomplished female vocalists. Trained in jazz, the group also have a deep...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: December/2018
Bak Lås Og Slå
From thieves to murderers this is a collection of songs about outcasts of Norwegian society in the 19th century. With...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/September/2022
Music in Exile
First heard via various Africa Express projects in the West, including the album Maison des Jeunes, the four-piece Songhoy Blues...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015
One Sky
After escaping the Iraq-Iran war in the 1990s, the oud (lute) player Rahim AlHaj moved to the US; Letters From...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: July/2018
