Reviews
KG Westman & Zaعfaran
This unlikely mash-up of music and musicians from India, Egypt and Sweden is, perhaps against the odds, a resounding success....
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: August/September/2022
The Trojan Story
Despite a series of late 60s chart hits by artists such as Desmond Dekker and Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican music faced...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Ngiya Awungarra – I Am Here, Now
The indigenous culture of the two main Tiwi Islands – Melville and Bathurst, some 80km north of Darwin – has...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: May/2017
BooCheeMish
The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices featuring Lisa Gerrard
The veteran Bulgarian women's choir conducted by Dora Hristova needs little introduction, since their elaborate arrangements and compositions founded on...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2018
Cubafrobeat
Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi
Lokkhi Terra are one of London's most authentic groups. They are a Latin-flavoured collective whose keyboard player and bandleader Kishon...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2018
Vivo en Santo Domingo
Dominican musician Toné Vicioso has roots in bebop and avant-garde music, nurtured while resident in New York during the 70s....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2025
Kyrgyzstan Sessions
A kaleidoscopic album of music for jaw harp (AKA Jew’s harp, khomus, komuz, trump, etc), which constantly shapeshifts because of...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: January/2026
Landscapes of Eternity
Every time Naïssam Jalal releases a new album, I get to have the same thought: ‘bloody hell, she’s a fantastic...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2026
Pill Pilots
Bristol-based guitarist Hawes and fiddler Catlow have worked over the years with the likes of Seth Lakeman, Afro Celt Sound...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2020
Rabbits Motel
It’s plainly a good thing that more young Americans are making and buying recordings of Americana. But there’s also no...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: July/2013
