Reviews
Benji & Rita
Benji Kaplan and Rita Figueiredo's first album as a duo is a curious, avant-garde mish-mash. For the most part, the...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: July/2019
Kayeba Khasso
This is the debut recording of a married couple from Mali who shot to fame in West Africa following their...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2018
Workin' and Dreamin'
Hoth Brothers share an abiding affinity for unadulterated folk, old-time and classic country music and a hatred of the current...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2019
Songs of Paapieye
SK Kakraba is a Ghanaian musician living in Los Angeles, and his instrument is the gyil. This pentatonic xylophone of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2015
To Måner
Valkyrien Allstars are hot property in Norway and they’re beginning to spread their fiery folk–rock outside the Norwegian borders. At...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2010
Street of Minarets
Described as a ‘gesture of gratitude and admiration’ from the 50-something Dhafer Youssef of today to his teenage self, this...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2023
Maasai Footsteps
Anuang'a Fernando & Maasai Vocals
Anuang'a Fernando is a Kenyan dancer, choreographer, producer and music director who specialises in promoting and updating the traditional dances...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2021
Strì
The singer Maeve Mackinnon's third studio album, Strì (meaning ‘to strive’ or ‘to struggle’) is a beautiful piece of work....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2018
Catastrophic Life
“The Marx Brothers on acid; the nightmare of Benjamin Netanyahu; freaks; millionaires on a mission impossible; a great story,” this...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: March/2020
Veena Dreams
Raghunath Manet is originally from Puducherry in South India and splits his time between there and France. He is not...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2023
