Reviews
Street of Minarets
Described as a ‘gesture of gratitude and admiration’ from the 50-something Dhafer Youssef of today to his teenage self, this...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
The Cycle
A deep contemporary African groove underpins this release – the first of album length from dance music experimentalists Raz &...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Eyes on the Rise
From the seductive opening bars of ‘Chop It Up,‘ an African rumba-hued acoustic guitar and vocal cut that kicks off...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Aïda
Taking inspiration from traditional folk, tribal groove, French rap and the Tokyo underground scene, Maïa Barouh is an artist that...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Banjara
The follow-up to their exceptional 2018 debut album Namaz, this sophomore release by crossover trio Baul Meets Saz continues the...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Istehlal
This polyglot trio creates an eastward-leaning fusion that's somehow both timeless and, at the same time, emblematic of the cultural...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Tango Mediterraneo
Paolo Karim Gozzo, a singer-songwriter with Sicilian and Moroccan origins, appeared on the Italian X Factor franchise in 2009. He...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Water of Life
Water of Life is the third album from Afro-Finnish collective Maajo, a group who have built a reputation for melding...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Sweet Tooth
Here's a heady blend of ancestral Native American and Canadian First Nations culture and the emotive energy of contemporary free...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
