Reviews
Värav/ Vārti / Vartai
On this fabulous debut album from The Baltic Sisters, the four voices of Marion Selgall (Estonia), Laurita Peleniūtė (Lithuania), Vineta...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2025
La BOA Meets Tony Allen
This is at least the sixth album to feature the irresistible rhythms of Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen since his death...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2025
Morir Cantando
At 25 minutes, this album may be somewhat sparse, but the Afro-Colombian music within is riveting, intense and sure to...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2025
Music from the East
Ammar El Sherei (AKA Omar El Shariyi), born in Upper Egypt in 1948, was considered a pioneer in the 1970s...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2025
Kinetic
Kinetic is the sixth album from Belgian five-piece Black Flower, and their sound is rightly evolving with their experience. The...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2025
Usures
Les Mécanos are ten hirsute men from Saint-Étienne who, in overalls and dungarees, sing in Occitan and French of the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2025
Argot
Rarely does technological invention deliver such a beautiful result as Argot, the fourth album by Italian pianist Nicoletta Favari and...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: April/2025
Metamorfoses, Riddims e Afins
BNegão is known for his vocal work primarily with stoned rap-rockers Planet Hemp and his own band Seletores de Frequência....
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: April/2025
