Reviews
Carruseles
Waaahaaahaaaa! From deep within Colombia's Discos Fuentes vaults comes another Vampisoul resurrection… But Afrosound's 1974 release stands out from the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
Avant L’Équinoxe
This Franco-Brazilian quartet is the product of a friendship forged online between France's Sophie Magnani (singer) and multi-instrumentalist Hervé Morisot,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
João
Bebel Gilberto's childhood was seemingly orchestrated by her illustrious father's “playing and playing and playing.” Because she was always her...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
Some Mississippi Sunday Morning
Ever since the Lomaxes discovered Lead Belly in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1933, prison has earnt itself a vaunted...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
Jbal Rras
This Tunisian DJ and producer has long been hailed as one of the most exciting names in experimental dance music....
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2023
This Moment
It's 50 years since guitarist extraordinaire John McLaughlin and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain formed Shakti as a landmark in the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
Djilly Kawral
A highly-respected singer from the Fulani community of Mali, but little known outside of her own country and its diaspora,...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2023
Em Cantos de Òrìsà
A post-graduate in Afro-Brazilian history and culture from the Federal University of Bahia, Irma Ferreira is not only an academic...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2023
Celebrants
‘My God it's good to see you,’ intones Chris Thile on the opening track of Celebrants, the first all-new album...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2023
