Reviews
IMA
Some impressive names join London-based singer Noga Ritter on a debut solo album which blends Hebrew and English vocals, jazz...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2023
Voyageur
Ali Farka Touré | Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
A new album of nine unheard studio cuts from the Malian legend comes 17 years after his death, but slip...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2023
Isle of the Eagle
’Isle Of The Eagle’ is a song from Achill, the largest of the isles off Ireland’s west coast, written by...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2023
Mapendo
50 years ago, the Starlight Club in Nairobi was one of the hottest nightspots in East Africa, a venue that...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2023
Jinê
Saîdê Goyî is a Turkish Kurdish musician and a dengbêj, or minstrel. He’s certainly got a strong and striking voice....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2023
Migration
There is something evangelical about the Okavango African Orchestra. Comprising African-born musicians living in Toronto and Montréal, their persuasive fusing...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2024
Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès
After an early run of success, Senegalese eight-piece Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès (Give-Receive) split in 1983, four years into their story....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2024
Farewell/Despedida
Immigration is such a hot topic, where the sentiments and creativity of a migrant may be difficult to hear over...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: April/2024
Coming Home
This new release from the Irish singer is more than simply a new album – it’s a broad creative response...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024
