Reviews
Thank You for Bringing Me Back to the Sky
The Oldest Voice in the World (Azerbaijan)
The music we call global should thank the heavens, really, for the Grammy-winning producer and field recordist Ian Brennan, who...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2023
Waiting for Zion
After an album and a handful of EPs, the duo Africaine 808 marks a step forward after a ten-year career...
Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: January/February/2024
3
Anyone who caught the concert at London’s Barbican last year by veteran South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim will know...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
Onaida
Dutch-born singer and percussionist Natascha Rogers released ‘O Baba’ as the first single from this album, With its strong Yoruba...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: April/2024
Africatown, AL Ancestor Sounds
After all Ian Brennan’s field recordings of mostly non-professional musicians and singers recorded around the world from Rwanda to Romania...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2024
Slåtter på Kontrabass
The title is simple – Folk Tunes for Double Bass – but the concept is not. For solo double bass…...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: February/March/2025
Tatekieto
What’s in a name? PulciPerla is the marriage of two long-standing groups: the high-energy Toulouse quartet of drums, bass, accordion...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2025
Church of Kidane Mehret
In the years since the death of Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru in 2023, we have been lucky to hear archival...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2025
Kiteky
This latest album from the French four-piece Electric Vocuhila, comes hot on the heels of a residency spent in Madagascar...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: December/2022
Where the Gods are in Peace
Brooklyn's Antibalas have been releasing Afrobeat records for nearly two decades and their latest effort is an exemplary demonstration of...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2017
