Reviews
Aguajes de Mar y Manglar
Taking inspiration from the mystic waters of the Naya, Yurumanguí and Achincayá rivers, Aguajes de Mar y Manglar (Marshes and...
Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: November/2023
Komorebi Live
Dyad (Didier Laloy & Adrien Tyberghein)
The partnership of double bass with diatonic accordion might seem as unlikely as a romance between a Great Dane and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2023
Art Populaire
Two members of the prize-winning Québécois vocal group Le Vent du Nord — Nicolas Boulerice and Olivier Demers — are...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2023
Ya Mizolé
Having set out their stall with an acclaimed self-titled 2020 debut, feminist collective Les Mamans du Congo (Mothers of the...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2023
Molende
Sticking true to the experimentalism of Nyege Nyege Tapes’ releases, Titi Bakorta’s debut album, Molende, gathers vastly distinct soundscapes and...
Reviewed by Nick Hann in issue: November/2023
Source of Denial
Nihiloxica were one of the highlights of this year’s WOMAD festival, after their scheduled appearance in 2022 was stymied by...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2023
Kora World
Best-known for a series of fine albums as a duo with his kora-playing Swedish wife Sousou, on this fine solo...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2023
Mapendo
50 years ago, the Starlight Club in Nairobi was one of the hottest nightspots in East Africa, a venue that...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2023
