Reviews
The Path Before Us
Crossing is a trio that unites players from Burkina Faso and Italy, featuring Petit Solo Diabaté (kora, n’goni, balafon), Nino...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: May/2026
Songs from the Temple
Singer and dance artist Bageshree Vaze’s eclectic new release is a mixed affair, though fans of Hindustani music will find...
Reviewed by James Rorison in issue: February/March/2026
KALAK
Sarathy Korwar is doing for contemporary British-Asian music what Talvin Singh achieved almost 30 years ago – taking Indian rhythms,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022
Royal Fado
You’ve got to hand it to Yolanda Soares for her keenness in taking fado into a new direction. She began...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2017
Two Sevens Clash
It's rare for a group to write a record so powerful that it instilled an impending fear of apocalypse in...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Maputo Queens
This is the debut solo album from composer, arranger and producer Etienne de la Sayette. The Parisian is primarily known...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: October/2016
Play at Night
Play at Night is a remarkable release that questions roots, routine and reality. Artist Devi Mambouka grew up in Gabon,...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: December/2020
Striding Out
London-based fiddle and melodeon duo Martin Clarke and Will Allen pulled on their Brown Boots and recorded their debut, First...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2023
Vicennial: 20 Years of The Hot 8 Brass Band
The mighty Hot 8 Brass Band have been blowing the greasiest funk- and rap-influenced street brass sound for 20 years...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2015
Agua en la Boca
We tend to think of fado as an uncompromising, impassioned, dark-hued genre. María Berasarte was born in San Sebastian, sings...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2014
