Reviews
Traversées
The Samaïa trio consists of vocalists Eléonore Fourniau, Noémie Nael and Luna Silva, who weave together musical influences from Anatolia,...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: June/2023
ASAP Inşallah
For the past dozen years, the electronic music duo Zuzu Zakaria & Tatu Metsätähti have intrigued with their raw blend...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: June/2023
Chale Wote
In the Akan language, fra roughly translates as ‘a mix’ of things, which is an excellent description of the music...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2023
Cleveland Blues
Fred ‘Dave’ Davis was a musician in Kansas City, Missouri, but by the late 1960s, hard luck and prison had...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2023
Family Affair
It's fun to imagine a group of reggae legends hauled up in a villa for days, switching between recording sessions...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: July/2023
Hajiki Uta
Best known as an actress outside of Japan, Meiko Kaji also enjoyed a successful career as a singer. Much of...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2023
Songs From Walking with Spirits
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
The re-release of this 2007 album showcases an extraordinary collaboration that brought together Aboriginal songmen with other Australian musicians. It...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2023
JID018
Recorded in 2018 in Los Angeles some 18 months before his death, this is Allen with his jazz head on,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2023
L’Herbe de Détourne
Quirky Swiss label Bongo Joe can almost guarantee a splendid left-field time for all. This is no exception. The French...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2023
Moving Home
From Bosnia to Brisbane via Sweden and Slovenia, the Australian-based trio East of West span all points of the compass...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2023
