Reviews
Vol II
Twenty years ago, inspired by a series of concerts at the Largo club in Los Angeles where a mad-scientist-in-the-laboratory vibe...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2022
Noongar Wonderland
Maatakitj (pronounced ‘mart-a-key-tch’ and translated as ‘long legs like a spear’) is the nickname of West Australian musician Clint Bracknell,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2022
Energy Islands
Originating from Orkney and taking inspiration from the renewable energy innovation of their home isles (track titles relate to their...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2022
Rise Jamaica! Independence Jamaica Special
When Jamaica achieved its independence from Britain on August 6 1962, its music industry was still in the nascent stages...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: October/2022
Omera
Ayub Ogada, who died in 2019, was one of Kenya’s finest musicians, a master of the nyatiti (lyre), and a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2022
Nozhet El Nofous
As a key member of Egypt’s rich independent music scene, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer Nancy Mounir is well-attuned to her...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: October/2022
Wolves of Africa (Part 1/2)
This debut album from established hip-hop producer and performer James BKS is the culmination of a musical journey starting in...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: October/2022
Homenaje a El Carmen
Los Hermanos Ballumbrosio are a family music group from El Carmen in Chincha, a cotton-producing province around 200km south of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2022
Our Garden Is Alone
Opener ‘Leyli’s Garden’, heralded by a breathy flourish on the ney, is a personal and heartfelt homage to Vahdat’s late...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2022
