Reviews
Songs For Workers
Tian Qiyi featuring Jah Wobble
Ridiculously talented brothers John and Charlie Wardle return to further enhance the meeting point between Chinese and Western music. Charlie...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Local Spirits
Six-piece La Chooma weave together a heady blend of instrumental sounds on Local Spirits, their full-length debut. Built on layers...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Aficionado – Flamenco Moro
This record bridges the Mediterranean Sea, uniting the sounds of the oud with Andalusian flamenco. Casablanca-born Alaa Zouiten is the...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
God Bless the USA
Originally from Mumbai and now based in San Jose, California, harmonica player and singer Aki Kumar – the ‘King of...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Sunshine Music
ALA.Ni is a west London-born, Paris-based singer, songwriter and composer of Grenadian heritage whose debut 2016 album You & I...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Tondini plays Mostar Sevdah Reunion Disko 088
Tondini & Mostar Sevdah Reunion
In 2024, Mostar Sevdah Reunion marked the band’s 25th anniversary with Bosa Mara. While the line-up of musicians has changed...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
40girls / Kita Koun Kan
Ya Tosiba / Sabou-Gnouman De Kita
Purplish Records like to release music as pairs or batches on cassette. Batch #6 consists of albums by Ya Tosiba...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
The Channel
South East London fusionists Monzanto Sound occupy a space between contemporary jazz, funk, electronica and African diasporic influences. Many bands...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Subtropical
If we require genres, perhaps ‘heavy-dub-espionage-movie-theme cumbia’ will suffice for this latest work from Emanuele Flandoli and his new five-piece...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
