Reviews
The Kindest One
Jorga Mesfin is a comparatively new kid on the Ethio-jazz block. The Ethiopian saxophonist also happens to be Mulatu Astatke’s...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2024
Passeport
From the moment Lassana Sané, aka Lass, gently launches into the opening track ‘Massamba’, the listener is aware of the...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2024
Creation
For years this was a real rarity. Recorded back in 1979 by the Jamaican singer Freddie McKay, Creation has been...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: September/2024
Boarding Pass
Widely rated as the ‘most valued pianist in Haiti’s jazz scene,’ Reginald Policard’s long career has spanned some 50 years;...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: September/2024
Vander Ikh Mir Lustik
Lively melodies and joyful group vocals characterise this new release from the previously Saint Petersburg-based band Dobranotch. In the wake...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: September/2024
Kystnært
Guro Kvifte Nesheim & Floating Sofa Quartet
Kystnært has been on permanent play since its arrival. This instrumental journey celebrates the musical heritage and diversity of the...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: September/2024
Cool Head
Wales’ Georgia Ruth wooed all with her voice and harp playing on 2013’s In the Pines, which saw her nominated...
Reviewed by Russ Slater Johnson in issue: September/2024
Live in Aspen
The Aspen Music Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary this year with the release of this live recording from 2022. Sharon...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: September/2024
Chidzorogodo
With an infectiously relaxed lyrical approach carried along by pulsing, laid-back rhythms and a vocal style that owes a debt...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2024
Sotali
Swedish folk duo Pettersson & Fredriksson originally released this set in 2010 and present it here for the first time...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2024
