Reviews

Satingarona Part 2

The Bongo Hop

The Bongo Hop is the stage name of Etienne Sevet, a trumpet player and producer from Bordeaux, France. Following his...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2019

Untitled

Hedy West

A lost album from 1979, Untitled was recorded by the American singer, banjo player and guitarist Hedy West at the...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2019

The Color of Silence

Cecilia Zabala

Every now and again you find an artist whose music is like arrows ’ each note fired straight through your...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: June/2019

Africa Mia

Las Maravillas de Mali

Pre-dating the great Africando by a quarter of a century, Las Maravillas de Mali were one of the early pioneers...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2019

Aimez Ces Airs

DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson

Now this album could well be lighting up summer 2019; its mix of Afrobeat rhythms and reggae vocals – with...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2019

Bellows and Pipes

Markku Lepistö & Mikko Helenius

The sound and grandeur of a vast cathedral, and the intimacy of chamber music: the combination of church organ and...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2019

Smallworld

Dallahan

Dallahan reach their half-decade with album number three, Smallworld. It's a cleverly knowing title for a quintet of roving Irish,...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2019

The Upstage Album

Oska Tee

Oska Tee is a South African producer, composer and singer with a fine tenor voice, a thing for the club...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2019

The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe

VARIOUS ARTISTS

In their heyday, the Rough Guide CDs were superb overviews of the music of a particular country or region. Now,...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2019

Gece

Altın Gün

This second album follows swiftly on from last year's debut as the mostly non-Turkish Altın Gün (Golden Day) refine their...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2019