Reviews
If Only I Could Hibernate
This release is the soundtrack to the film If Only I Could Hibernate by Mongolian director Zoljargal Purevdash. It had...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: April/2024
Meera
Living at a time when women were confined to the home, the 16th-century Hindu mystic-poet Meerabai (bai being an honorific...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/February/2024
Cumbia Sabrosa Vol 2: Sonidero Bangers from the Discos Tropical Vaults
One of two tremendous compilations focussed on small but esteemed labels. Cumbia Sabrosa Vol 2 consists of three 7” singles....
Reviewed by in issue: June/2024
Qasr
This layered debut explores issues of identity that arise when one’s ethnic heritage does not wholly align with one’s country...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: April/2024
Jami
This album is a double dedication, firstly to the 15th-century Sufi poetry of Jami, and secondly to the qawwali master...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2024
At Fargrounds
Jacken Elswyth is a banjo player and instrument maker known for her work as a member of the Shovel Dance...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2024
Onde
Renowned Salento songbird Mazzotta embarks on a daring musical journey with collaborators Ernesto Nobili (guitars) and Cristiano Della Monica (drums,...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: June/2024
Howl
Howl means ‘Sun’ in Cornish, and this is the Kernow singer and artist’s second album, following on from 2022’s Donsya...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2024
Men Lŏnu
Duo Landry+ formed in 2016 after an encounter at the Institut Français de Cotonou. Together, clarinettist, flautist and saxophonist Landry...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: July/2024
Gente
Born in Bissau and raised in Cape Verde, Nancy Vieira, now based in Lisbon, is a leading exponent of Cape...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2024
