Reviews
Sheikhs Shikhats & B’net Chaabi
Sheikhs Shikhats & B’net Chaabi
This sprawling 18-piece Belgian ensemble combines Sheikhs Shikhats and B’net Chaabi, the former a horn-dominated band fronted by a female...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2023
Nowhere and Everywhere
Paul Smith, of Maxïmo Park, met Rachel Unthank, of The Unthanks, when both played an Africa Express concert. Collaboration between...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2023
Amicum
Timo Alakolita & Johanna Juhola Duo
It's sixteen years since this duo's last album. At that point Alakotila was one of the key figures on the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2023
Hidden Animals
Ben Krakauer has had an intriguing career. He's an impressive banjo player and composer, and an ethnomusicologist who has written...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023
Veseli Romi
Mile Petrović is now something of an elder statesman, still helming the Veseli Romi, most recently as a somewhat jazzy...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2023
Chimborazo
The much-loved Marimba-Punk boys from Mexico City are back. This time with an album showcasing their own compositions; a departure...
Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: June/2023
Free Music (Part One)
Free Music (Part One) compiles the third and fourth albums (the only ones released on vinyl) of the Libyan, mid-70s,...
Reviewed by Nick Hobbs in issue: June/2023
Mentallogenic
The Amsterdam-based Venezuelan-Portuguese producer, musical auteur and DJ Alex Figueira had a stint playing percussion for Altın Gün and certainly...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023
