Reviews
Voodoo Beat
nemanja want to take you on a trip – a trip to the underworld. In this retelling of the ancient myth...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: October/2023
Marzipan
Habibi Funk continues to deliver on its promise of rare, sometimes vintage, always interesting gems from the Arab world. The...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: October/2023
Travellers
Jason Singh & The Banwasi Collective
UK-based composer and sound artist Jason Singh is known for his innovative work making music out of the sounds of...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2023
As Much as It Takes
This is the second album in 2023 released by Palestinian composer and piano virtuoso Faraj Suleiman. Yet, whereas Upright Biano...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: October/2023
Sea of Stories
For fans of Jaune Toujours, this may come as something of a shock. Their singer and accordion player Piet Maris...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023
The D-Vine Spirituals Story Vol 3
‘Gimme that old-time religion…’ The latest 14-track batch of old-time gospel recordings for the Memphis-based D-Vine Spirituals label underlines how...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
Lost in Tajikistan
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
These tracks were recorded in 2008 after English musician Lu Edmonds began recording musicians in a makeshift studio in the...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: October/2023
Diré
This is the third album from a highly respected musician from Mali. His two earlier solo albums were produced by...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023
João
Bebel Gilberto's childhood was seemingly orchestrated by her illustrious father's “playing and playing and playing.” Because she was always her...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
