Reviews
Femmina
The vocalist and clarinettist Gera Bertolone hails from Sicily, and here puts together an album of original songs which blend...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: January/2025
Here and Now (Live at City Club)
Walid Ben Selim, from Casablanca, started out as a rapper, most notably leading contemporary Arabic-language band N3rdistan, but since then...
Reviewed by Jean Berry in issue: January/2025
Feja Feja
Haling from Victoria Falls on Zimbabwe’s border with Zambia, Flying Bantu have been a fixture on southern Africa’s touring and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2025
Magnetismo Animal
Bogotá’s indie-tropical darlings La Sonora Mazurén continue their psychedelic musical adventures on their second album Magnetismo Animal. With a line-up...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: January/2025
Golden Age
Any album that cites influences as diverse as swamp jazz, Malian desert rock, Peru’s psychedelic chicha music and ‘master of...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: January/2025
Cocinando
Vampisoul unlock a dozen more Peruvian tropical curios. Recorded between 1969 and 1971, the bandleader (a policeman using an assumed...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2025
Galgi
Gambian guitarist and bandleader Bai Janha’s storied career was so prolific that whole albums from his group Karantamba lingered unreleased...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/2025
American Railroad
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
For fans fortunate enough to get on board this project during its tour of the US from 2023 to 2024,...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: January/2025
