Reviews
Getaway
The simplest and most common description of Kolonel Djafaar’s sound is as a meeting of Ethio-jazz and Afrobeat. And that’s...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2024
Music in Covid Times
A treasure trove of North Indian classical and folk music, Music in Covid Times bagged all the most coveted categories...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/February/2024
Murmures d’Himalaya
This is an excellent release by a trio consisting of Lobsang Chonzor, a Tibetan singer born in exile and dranyen...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: July/2024
Yellow Roses
Nominated in the Best Emerging Artist category of the RTÉ Folk Awards 2024, Niamh Bury is swiftly rising as one...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2024
Instant Moksha – Mantras
Sarves Thiru is a Malaysian-born singer now based in London. She’s studied Carnatic singing and says: “I hope that people...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2024
Prisoner
There have been many fine reggae artists to come out of Africa since Bob Marley played in Zimbabwe in 1980...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2025
Sababu
Five years ago, the Burkina Faso-born kamelengoni master Aboubakar Traoré and his group Balima released a splendid debut album titled...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2025
Asas Terrenas
Sarine is Mariano Melo, a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist based in São Paulo. Melo is known for his drumming with DEAFKIDS, purveyors...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: January/2025
I’m Glad About It: The Legacy of Gospel Music in Louisville, 1958-1981
According to contributing singer Bessie Leavell Palmer, ‘gospel music is written out of the depths of somebody’s soul.’ Well, this...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2025
