Reviews

Don Letts Presents: Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown Vol 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Don Letts hosts an enjoyably eclectic radio show on BBC 6Music and is something of an icon of the late-70s...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Aynama-Rtama

Alif

This is a groundbreaking recording. We’re well used to hearing fusions of Arab and Western popular music as pretty one-sided...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Do Ya Hallelujah?

Swing Ninjas

The Swing Ninjas are a seven-piece collective hailing from Brighton who play a raucous mix of Parisian jazz, and New...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Dub of Thrones

Alborosie & King Jammy

If you’re not into dub, this is an album that would never feature on your radar, so criticisms such as...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Musiques Métisses: 40 Ans de Festival d’Angoulême

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Taking stock on anniversary dates can be a fastidious, thankless task. Retrospective world music albums are often designed as commercial...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Tronzar os Valos

Sés

Maria Xosé Silvar – known as Sés – is one of Galicia's most notable artists. Her repertoire ranges across rock,...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Alkher

Ezza

As the Touareg desert blues terrain becomes progressively overpopulated, any new act needs to make themselves distinctive to avoid those...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Mississippi to Sahara

Faris

Born to a Touareg mother and European father, Faris Amine has hit upon a unique twist to the desert rock...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Homeland

Hindi Zahra

For a while, Hindi Zahra was the next big thing. Her acclaimed 2010 debut album Handmade saw the Berber singer-songwriter...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Peoplewatching

Socalled

I’ve got a lot of time for Socalled, Montréal rapper and producer. His early work with Sophie Solomon and his...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015