Reviews
Highlife
In his previous work, Ghanaian trumpeter Peter Somuah has brought flavours of highlife into the idiom of contemporary jazz. With...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/2025
Guepa Je!
Radio Martiko’s compilation of Lucho Bermúdez’ cumbia from the 50s and 60s was a highlight of 2022. This latest illuminates...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2025
De Cop i Volta
Brunzit is the Catalan word for both the buzzing of the bees and a drink that’s made from honey and...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2025
Dima Libre
This is the fifth album in the lengthy career of a group led by Algerian singer-songwriter, Nedjim Bouizzoul. Having migrated...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2025
Deep Africa
Back in the 90s, Eric Mouquet and his French ‘ethnic electronica collective’ Deep Forest did more than anyone else to...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013
Daughter of a Temple
Following closely on the heels of her previous 2024 album like the sky I’ve been too quiet, New York-born/Tamil Nadu-raised...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/2025
Mangekyou
The album’s title translates as ‘Kaleidoscope’, appropriately describing the mix of funk and soul and hints towards a Japanese soundworld...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: January/2025
Suron Ki Sayen
Avra Banerjee is an Indian composer and sarod player based in Australia and he’s got some impressive instrumentalist and vocalist...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2024
Amen Amwin
Promoted as an ‘exceptional collective of musicians electrifying the Indian Ocean,’ AyoZaad are dominated by the electronica of Italian-Australian DJ...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2025
Vinde Todas
Carme López Fernández has been studying and working on gender roles in Galicia’s musical tradition. Vinde Todas, her debut album...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: February/March/2025
