Reviews
Synthesized Sudan: Astro-Nubian Electronic Jaglara Dance Sounds from the Fashaga Underground
Jaglara is the sound of one man and one keyboard, emanating from the rural al-Fashaga region near the tripoint of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2023
Mutations
Ever since 2017's Tribal Match found its way onto Kampala's dancefloors, Faizal Mostrixx has been a driving force on Uganda's...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: July/2023
Ol Sing Blong Plantesen (Plantation Songs)
This unique collection of songs chronicles a sad 40-year period of Pacific history, from 1860 to the turn of the...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2023
Balkan Express
Following the recent fusion-oriented album Enigma, Danish reedsman Bjonko Stosic and band return with a more traditional take on the...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: July/2023
King of the Blind
Originally from California, now based in Boston, the young uilleann piper Joey Abarta names his second album after a tune...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2023
Cup of Sugar
A native West Virginian, 69-year-old Tim O’Brien represents the best of the contemporary Nashville scene. His instrumental acumen, especially on...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2023
Digital Indigenous 04: MP4MP3
In 2020, Polish label 1000Hz launched Digital Indigenous, a series showcasing producers who use rudimentary digital tools to create unique...
Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: July/2023
Cleveland Blues
Fred ‘Dave’ Davis was a musician in Kansas City, Missouri, but by the late 1960s, hard luck and prison had...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2023
Music from the Temple of Light
It is hard to sum up the music of Peter Culshaw in a single sentence. It runs the gamut of...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2023
Hidden Waters: Strange and Sublime Sounds of Rio de Janeiro
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Hidden Waters showcases the cream of Rio de Janeiro's thriving music scene, moving between samba, bossa nova, Candomblé, jazz and...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: July/2023
