Reviews
Blackbird Returns
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of their 2013 album Blackbird, New Zealand Māori soul-dub-funk octet Fat Freddy’s Drop have put together...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2023
Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott) has foregone his usual jazz trumpet, relying instead on his amazing voice and...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2023
Ongaku Zukan
Sadly, Sakamoto left this mortal coil in March 2023: re-releasing this 1984 album, originally recorded as the Yellow Magic Orchestra...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: November/2023
Magg Tekki
Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff
Assiko Golden Band have been a fixture on the Dakar music scene for the past 20 years, representing the Senegalese...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2023
Wise and Waiting
Wise and Waiting is Bristol-based trombonist Raph Clarkson’s latest exploration into the vibrant sounds of South African jazz. Following recent...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: June/2024
Originali
Orkestar Kriminal’s evolution reaches a highpoint with Originali, their first album of entirely original compositions. Renowned for their renditions of...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: June/2024
All Gist
James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg
All Gist, the third album by duelling acoustic guitarists James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg, is an eminently enjoyable, ten-track collection...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2024
Grietas
Celebrating 15 years since their formation in Santiago, Newen Afrobeat present Grietas, their dynamic fifth studio album. Enriched by a...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: June/2024
Mirror City
Two instruments evoke Korea like no others: the daegeum bamboo flute (and its smaller equivalent, the sogeum) and the ajaeng...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: March/2024
Hinamarama
In 1997 at age 13 Aotearoa, New Zealand Māori songstress Maisey Rika was featured performing traditional songs (waiata) with her...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: April/2024
