Reviews
Ecuatoriana – El Universo Paralelo de Polibio Mayorga 1969-1981
Another sparkling release from Analog Africa's rich goldmine, this time centring on one of the great 70s pioneers of Andean...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: June/2023
Music from the Temple of Light
It is hard to sum up the music of Peter Culshaw in a single sentence. It runs the gamut of...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2023
Anamores
Earlier in the year, this Puerto Rican singer, drummer and social activist released a righteously indignant single about, she explained,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2023
Plastic Man
The British-based Senegalese singer, kora player and percussionist Amadou Diagne and American-in-Paris guitarist Cory Seznec recorded Plastic Man at Real...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2024
Galargan
Cardiff-based songwriter and instrumentalist Gareth Bonello, better known as The Gentle Good, explores the traditional song and folklore of his...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2023
Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper
Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper
In terms of guitar and kora duos, it’s hard to think much beyond the inspired collaboration of Toumani Diabaté and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2024
Where Did You Go?
Having released their first EP way back in 2018, Sandman Project’s aptly titled first full-length Where Did You Go? poses...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: August/2024
Seinferð
Faroe Islands-born, Copenhagen-based Lea Kampmann’s Seinferð (translated as Slow Motion) is characterised by a desire to encourage greater engagement with...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2025
