Reviews
Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories A Celebration: 60 Years
These two prolific octogenarians have represented Brazilian jazz royalty for around six decades, so it’s high time for a three-CD,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
Music in Covid Times
A treasure trove of North Indian classical and folk music, Music in Covid Times bagged all the most coveted categories...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/February/2024
Isolashun
Aditya Prakash’s debut solo album with its phonetic spelling of ‘isolation’ appears to be a direct reference to the pandemic...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/February/2024
Waiting for Zion
After an album and a handful of EPs, the duo Africaine 808 marks a step forward after a ten-year career...
Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: January/February/2024
In Ze Early Morning
In Ze Early Morning is the second album of the nomadic artist iZem, who has become an expert in the...
Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: January/February/2024
Wesselbobs
Wesselbobs were akin to Christmas wreaths, decorated evergreen foliage, but woven on a spherical frame. These were carried from house...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/February/2024
Autopoiética
Chilean singer-songwriter Mon Laferte believes her latest work is also her best. The title refers to an entity’s capability to...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: January/February/2024
Digital Indigenous 05: Katula
Hailing from northern Malawi, this gospel choir began their recording career by accident when they began collecting money to build...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2024
Is What You Make It
Originally released in 2016, Is What You Make It is now being reissued. The project has a delightful origin story....
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2024
Tornadon Silmässä
The word ‘vimma’ means ‘frenzy’ in Finnish and this young band’s frenzy is against climate change and the despoliation of...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/February/2024
