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 by Chris Wheatley 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 by Andrew Taylor-Dawson 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 by Liam Izod 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 by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2025
Oriental Soul
Just when you think you’ve discovered all the greats from the heyday of Turkish psych, along comes a rare nugget...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2025
Transformation Time
Best-known until now as the lead vocalist for the LA band Chicano Batman, Bardo (whose full name is Bardo Martinez)...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow 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 by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2025
Guitari Baro
It’s always good to welcome a new label specialising in the kind of music Songlines covers and Chrysalis Global gets...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2025
This Material Moment
Me Lost Me’s Jayne Dent has a voice that cuts through dreams. Up close and without affectation, it is the...
Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: October/2025
