Reviews

Welcome Marhaba

Zen Zila

Soldiering on, decades after the demise of role models Carte de Sejour (Rachid Taha's old band), Zen Zila is perhaps...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Tropical Gypsy

Molotov Jukebox

The Balkan fusion group Molotov Jukebox, fronted by charismatic lead singer, accordionist and actress Natalia Tena, return with their second...

Reviewed by Jamie Kyei Manteaw in issue: June/2016

Set Sela

Guiss Guiss Bou Bess

In a part of the world where a music scene is starting to make itself heard, Senegal's Guiss Guiss Bou...

Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: April/2020

The Untied Knot

Shooglenifty

While some bands fall into repetition after a few albums, others continue to evolve and develop, still finding inspiration and...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Ann O'aro

Ann O'aro

A new discovery from the label that boasts some of La Réunion's greatest musicians on its roster (see Danyèl Waro...

Reviewed by Tim Romain in issue: November/2018

Vamp

Fitkin

Source music and minimalist systems music are the scaffold on which contemporary composer Graham Fitkin erects the dense, multi-part instrumental...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2017

Ganga Procession

Ganga Procession

Famous flautist Sylvain Barou has worked with Ronan Pellen (Istan Trio), Jacques Pellen (Offshore Quartet) and Prabhu Edouard (Thali Gang)...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: October/2016

Growing Up

Tsuumi Sound System

I remember descri– bing Tsuumi Sound System's last album (reviewed in #49) as a work of genius: a lesson in...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2010

Neptune

Eliza Carthy

2008's Dreams of Breathing Under– water, an album of original tunes, was a long time coming, and it felt as...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011

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Calan

By way of celebrating ten years since the release of their debut, Bling, the Welsh quintet have compiled this largely...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2018