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The Umoza Music Project

Right Track/Universal Music

Rating: ★★★

Here’s an interesting oddity. A group of African musicians sing in a makeshift studio on the banks of Lake Malawi,...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2026

Review of A Lifetime Isn’t Enough

A Lifetime Isn’t Enough

War Women of Kosovo

Toy Gun Murder

Rating: ★★★★

Grammy-winning producer/conflict resolution specialist Ian Brennan and Italian-Rwandan photographer/filmmaker Marilena Delli Umuhoza have long provided platforms for the under-represented with...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2026

Review of Karl Hector Presents: Johnny!

Karl Hector Presents: Johnny!

Johnny!

Now-Again

Rating: ★★

The German guitarist and producer JJ Whitefield wears many different musical hats, from his forays into 60s and 70s ethno-funk...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2026

Review of Bem-Vinda Amizade

Bem-Vinda Amizade

Jorge Ben

Munster Records

Rating: ★★★

Even those with only a passing interest in Brazilian music will have heard the song ‘Mas Que Nada’ – a...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: June/2026

Review of The Poor Shall Wear the Crown: Songs by Leon Rosselson

The Poor Shall Wear the Crown: Songs by Leon Rosselson

Nancy Kerr

Little Dish Records

Rating: ★★★★

In 2020 when the UK locked down because of COVID-19 and live performance was impossible, Nancy Kerr had a bright...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2026

Review of Houdou Nisbi

Houdou Nisbi

Ziad Rahbani

wewantsounds

Rating: ★★★★★

Drum roll, please – and a sinewy horn line and psychedelic Moog squiggle – for the vinyl release of this...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2026

Review of Lysbærer

Lysbærer

Nanna Barslev

By Norse Music

Rating: ★★★

Lysbærer could easily be the soundtrack to any of the popular Viking series available on our screens and it’s the...

Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: June/2026

Review of Şatellites

Şatellites

Şatellites

Batov Records

Rating: ★★★★

Şatellites are a brilliant Tel Aviv Turkish-psych cover band – but they’re also much more than that. Some of their...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: June/2026

Review of The Strings of São Domingos

The Strings of São Domingos

Ano Nobo Quartet

Ostinato Records

Rating: ★★★

Gently swaying rhythms as effortless as lapping waves, melodies infused with the sweet melancholic longing of saudades: the music of...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: June/2026

Review of Wganda Kenya

Wganda Kenya

Wganda Kenya

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★★

Wganda Kenya were a studio group of Colombian musicians created to offer a homegrown alternative to the increasingly-popular African and...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2026

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