Reviews
¡Dale Duro al Bombo!
If you’re a fan of Nidia Góngora, especially her work in Canalón de Timbiquí, then you’re sure to love this....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
Alto da Maravilha
Russo Passapusso & Antonio Carlos e Jocafi
It's hard to believe that Alto da Maravilha was recorded remotely during the pandemic, such is the alchemy on show...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
Istehlal
This polyglot trio creates an eastward-leaning fusion that's somehow both timeless and, at the same time, emblematic of the cultural...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2023
Amrat
There is something about discovering one's native tongue after a brief fling abroad with a foreign language. Whether out of...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: March/2023
O Paraíso
Bahian artist Lucas Santtana read David Wallace-Wells’ The Uninhabitable Earth, yet remains largely upbeat. Paradise is potentially here and now,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2023
Like Nightingales in the Spring
The north Albanian town of Shkodër, lying between lake and mountains, embraces multiple cultures and histories. While it was still...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2023
Tango Mediterraneo
Paolo Karim Gozzo, a singer-songwriter with Sicilian and Moroccan origins, appeared on the Italian X Factor franchise in 2009. He...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2023
Water of Life
Water of Life is the third album from Afro-Finnish collective Maajo, a group who have built a reputation for melding...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2023
Fâ
Togo's musical culture combines the chants and beats of vodoun with influences drawn from its larger neighbours – Benin and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2023
