Reviews
État Coupable
The latest release from Iraqi-Belgian outfit Use Knife, sees Saif Al-Qaissy, Stef Hereen and Kwinten Mordijk plunging deeper into their...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: June/2025
Three Letters from Sarajevo
In a career spanning more than three decades, Goran Bregović has gone from Yugoslavian rock star to populariser of brassy...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Con Sentimiento
Born in just 2002 in Güines (just south of Havana), Noslen Noel has already made a name for himself as...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: October/2021
Rocket Juice & The Moon
It's hard to underestimate the impact Damon Albarn has had on traditional concepts of what constitutes ‘world music’, via such...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2012
The Birth and Death of Stars
MZAZA are a six-piece band with an Australian-European line-up and an aesthetic that recalls the free-spirited romanticism of Lhasa de...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2020
Life & Times
The first reaction on receiving yet another Lucky Dube compilation is to groan inwardly. Since the South African reggae star's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012
Oyo
The diva from Benin returns and as if to announce the fact, Oyo begins with the sustained solo cry of...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2010
Where You Wish You Were
Bill Laurance & Michael League
Michael League and Bill Laurance are leading figures of the massively popular collective Snarky Puppy, who snag everything from jazz,...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: April/2023
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Originally formed back in 2003, as a quasi-attempt to set a new world record for the most horn musicians playing...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2013
