Reviews
Desassossego
Desassossego (Restlessness) is the second album by Matilde Cid, a fado singer-songwriter from Estremoz, east of Lisbon. Puro, Cid’s first...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: April/2024
Amor Fati
Fatima Szalay is a young Hungarian singer who trained at the Liszt Academy in Budapest and this is her debut...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2024
Habitat
Habitat is the fourth album by C’Mon Tigre, the enigmatic world music collective that has been defying boundaries of genre...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: April/2024
nomthandazo
Zoë Modiga became a star in South Africa, her birthplace, after appearing on that country’s version of The Voice. She’s...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2024
uNomkhubulwane
Nduduzo Makhathini, the South African pianist, composer, healer and philosopher, offers his third Blue Note Records album, uNomkhubulwane. This remarkable...
Reviewed by Hillary Palesa Morusi in issue: July/2024
Svängo Nuevo
Even after 20 years of playing together, the Finnish harmonica quartet Sväng still hold a unique voice in the landscape...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2024
Birds
A strange, compelling concept album from a family folk trio from Siberia who are deservedly well-known across Russia. Vedan Kolod...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2024
Ulyap Songs: Beyond Circassian Tradition
Fans of the traditional sounds of the Northern Caucasus will be familiar with the name of Bulat Khalilov and the...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: April/2024
