Reviews
The Roaring Whirl
The conceit of this disc is to take readings from Kipling's Kim and juxtapose them against a musical interpretation of...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2020
Little Bird
More incisive, searing social and political commentary revealing how folk music can speak as much for our times as it...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2020
Ibra
With a warm blast of flute curling over gentle birdsong, the stage is set for the fourth album by Eneida...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2020
Django l'Impressionniste
Perhaps best known for his Grammy-winning soundtrack to Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, this French-born guitarist and composer has virtually...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2020
Special Edition Part 1
Since forming in the 1990s, New Zealand soul-dub-electronic outfit Fat Freddy's Drop have steadily built a deserved reputation as one...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2020
Babani Koné
I'm always wary when I read that an artist wants to ‘broaden their audience’ and make an ‘international’ album –...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2020
Sand Enigma
Sun Ra Arkestra colliding with Arabic tropes and urban Cairo grit, Land of Kush almost literally smashes itself onto the...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: March/2020
Dai Raft
When Afghan Hazara musician Hamid Sakhizada fled his country and moved to Norway in 2016, he found not only a...
Reviewed by Mu Qian in issue: March/2020
Music in Me/Nziyo Dziri Mandiri
Gera's 2016 song ‘Chema Zimbabwe’ (Cry Zimbabwe) was a heartfelt critique of the deteriorating economic and political situation in his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Imaginary Soundtrack
The newest album by the prolific Copenhagen-based composer Paolo Russo is inspired by music for the films of his native...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
