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Review of Sikelela

Sikelela

Amabutho Sikelela

Alma Records

Rating: ★★★

If you saw the West End stage musical Umoja: Spirit of Togetherness, you will have already heard Amabutho, the seven...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of The Mighty Rootsmen

The Mighty Rootsmen

The Mighty Rootsmen

Bulletproof

Rating: ★★★

Long in the making, US rock producer Ralph Sall’s Mighty Rootsmen project sees ten evergreen rock and pop standards reimagined...

Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: August/2025

Review of Poems & Non-Fiction

Poems & Non-Fiction

Ruth Lyon

Pink Lane Records

Rating: ★★★★

Newcastle-based singer, musician and disability activist Ruth Lyon's Poems & Non-Fiction is a stonking slice of indie-folk, layered with lush...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: September/2025

Review of The Turbans

The Turbans

The Turbans

Top of the World

Six Degrees

Rating: ★★★★

This is an album that surprises, impresses and leaves you feeling slightly giddy – like a kosh over the head,...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2018

Review of Ghoyoum

Ghoyoum

Kazdoura

August 4 Records

Rating: ★★★

This first album from Canada-based Syrian/Lebanese duo Kazdoura offers songs of love, loss and the nostalgia of exile. In ten...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: July/2025

Review of Sonor

Sonor

Enji

Squama

Rating: ★★★★

Bewitching melodies, crisp jazz arrangements and singular vocal textures made Enji’s last album (Ulaan) a critical success. Sonor pairs the...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: August/2025

Review of The Rough Guide to Greek Café

The Rough Guide to Greek Café

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

This disc is impressive, covering a great deal of ground from 1960s laïká to later more eclectic and Anatolian-inspired tracks,...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Flea Market Music

Flea Market Music

Leonardo Marques

180G

Rating: ★★★

Leonardo Marques, guitarist of Udora and sound recordist to the likes of Milton Nascimento, returns with a fourth solo project,...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: November/2022

Review of Louken

Louken

Wifa

Karam Prod/Inouïe Distribution

Rating: ★★★

Wifa has all the attributes of a successful new artist: powerful voice, strong melodies and an intriguing history. Born in...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2023

Review of Synthetic Hearts

Synthetic Hearts

Msaki x Tubatsi

Nø Førmat!

Rating: ★★★★

Asanda Lusaseni Mvana, better known by her performing name Msaki, won Female Artist of the Year at the South African...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2023

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