Reviews
Zero Grace
Born in Nottingham with an English mum and Jamaican dad, Liam Bailey grew up listening to reggae, soul and rock...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2024
Black Star Liner
Disillusioned with the financial side of the Jamaican music industry after working with such harmony groups as The Lyrics (who...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2024
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Africamore – The Afro-Funk Side of Italy (1973-1978)
While it’s possible to sleep on nylon sheets, you’d really rather not. Similarly, the experience of listening to the synthetic...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2024
2gether
An intriguing meeting of two Iraqi Jewish artists who have spent years in Israel and Turkey (in the case of...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2024
Swaken
In the few years between the release of their 2020 debut album Nayda! and Swaken, this hotly anticipated follow-up, Bab...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2024
Our Sorrow
Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori
The sorrow referred to here is that of the women of Iran who, among many other things, are forbidden to...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2024
One Night String Band Vol One
Old Spot, Jeri Foreman & Ruth Eliza
The story of how One Night String Band came together is worth recounting. Because of gig conflicts, two old-time duos...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2024
Echoes of Becoming
Born in Turkey and residing in Sweden, Canberk Ulas is a player and maker of the Armenian duduk, an ancient...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2024
All Gist
James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg
All Gist, the third album by duelling acoustic guitarists James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg, is an eminently enjoyable, ten-track collection...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2024
Migrant Voices
Migrant Voices is a collaboration between two immigrants to Canada who discovered each other through the global music scene in...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2024
