Reviews
Sissala Goddess
The music formerly known as ‘world’ is in need of new stars, and in Wiyaala it may have found one....
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2019
Kalba
Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon
Recorded in a church in north Ghana, this charity-driven collaboration between Ghanaian xylophonist Isaac Birituro and British producer and singer-songwriter...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2019
30 Years Live!
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
If Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys are a new band to you, then you probably haven't listened to much,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2019
Kar Yagar
Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek - which translates as Ocean Lightning and the Thunderbolts - is a trul international band...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: October/2019
Quantum Leap
Mehmet Polat & Embracing Colours
Mehmet Polat, the Turkish oud player and composer describes his instrument as being a ‘great connector of cultures’ and, indeed,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2019
Native Tongue
Having started her music career fronting the rollicking Australian cabaret band Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants between 2006...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2019
Taoba
A new group from the Solomon Islands, Kaumaakonga hail from the small southern isles of Mungava and Mungiki (jointly referred...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2019
Rapadou Kreyol
Wesli is the stage name of Wesley Louissaint, a Haitian musician based in Montréal since 1989. In Canada, Wesli has...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2019
Château du Garage
This is a very strange concoction. Spöket i Köket (Ghost in the Kitchen) are a ten-piece band based in Sweden,...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: October/2019
