Reviews
Drum Machine
Don’t let their slick, suited aesthetic fool you, Ugandan drum ensemble Arsenal Mikebe are serving up a sonic onslaught of...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
The Rhizome Project
It could be said that The Rhizome Project is Vermont-based Moira Smiley’s ode to roots music. But the metaphorical rhizome...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
The Salmon
This is a Franco-Jamaican reggae compilation, spiced up with shots of blues, country and soul. The Salmon’s members each boast...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
OVA
This is a bittersweet triumph from one of the world’s finest fusion bands. The Afro Celts were founded by Simon...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Nijerusalem
Like the Vangelis of West Africa, Mamman Sani began recording his electronic keyboard music in the late 1970s and is...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Whispering Sky
Tibetan musician and composer Tenzin Choegyal has been in exile from his home country since the 1970s and based in...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Tales of Bobbi Niger
Formed in Denmark in 2022, the quartet of guitarists Alain Apaloo and Olav Poulsen, harmonica player Peter Nande and percussionist...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
The Tinnitus Chorus
Canadian sound artist and producer Michael Scott Dawson has spent years battling with hearing problems. In the process of making...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
’94 – Now: Collaborations
Asian Dub Foundation (ADF) celebrate 30 years of their radical history this autumn with this collection of the mightiest of...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
