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B2M

Australia's Tiwi islands lie to the north of Darwin, Australia, where the Arafura and Timor Seas meet. The two main...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2015

We Are in the War

Prince Buju

Also known as Aduko Saabo, Prince Buju is the latest luminary to gain exposure through Makkum Records, the Amsterdam-based label...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: July/2015

Balbalou

Cheikh Lô

It's five years since Cheikh Lô's fourth and final album for the World Circuit label but thankfully little has changed...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2015

Vitsa

Yiannis Chaldoupis & Moukliomos

I was bowled over by the sound quality and track selection on the UK label JSP's archival rebetika box-set of...

Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: July/2015

Something in the Water

Pokey LaFarge

Over almost a decade, Pokey LaFarge has carved out a career as one of Americana's most distinctive young talents. His...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2015

Taziri

Titi Robin & Mehdi Nassouli

French guitarist and bouzouki player Robin's musical journeys around the Mediterranean are part of his signature style. His latest collaboration...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2015

22 Strings

Seckou Keita

After his sublime album, Clychau Dibon, with Welsh harpist Catrin Finch that won Best Cross-Cultural Collaboration in the 2014 Songlines...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2015

Mama Africa

Miriam Makeba

Ignore the title. For although Makeba – who died in 2008 aged 76 – richly deserved the ‘Mama Africa’ soubriquet,...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2015

Respect

Zangwana

Zangwana describe themselves as an Afro-disco group and on the song ‘I’m Zangwana’ (the only song sung in English) they...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2015

Colonised

Eardrum

London-based rhythm masters Eardrum have returned with their fourth full-length release, and what a return they’ve made. The collective was...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2015