Reviews
Welcome to the Family
Bosnian guitarist Igor Sekulović grew up in Banja Luka, loving the sevdah music his mother and aunts sang. He ended...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Dengue Fever
Dengue Fever’s sixth full-length album is their first for eight years and marks the 20th anniversary of the Cambodian-US band’s...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: November/2023
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues
Majid Bekkas with Nguyên Lê, Hamid Drake
Gimbri and oud player Bekkas, guitarist Lê and drummer Drake: each has an extensive CV of collaboration through and between...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/2025
Travellers
Jason Singh & The Banwasi Collective
UK-based composer and sound artist Jason Singh is known for his innovative work making music out of the sounds of...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2023
No Love in Lagos
Show Dem Camp, The Cavemen, Nsikak David
Two of Lagos’ most talented duos, The Cavemen and Show Dem Camp, speak to the dating scene in the nation’s...
Reviewed by Erin Cobby in issue: December/2024
Une Voix M’Apelle: The Modern Lebanese Sound Of The Voix De L’orient Label 1967–1984
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Known as the ‘Switzerland of the Middle East’ during the 50s and 60s, Lebanon’s prosperous post-war economy saw its capital...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: October/2025
Off Beaten Tracks
There’s a palpable electricity to an Urban Folk Quartet gig. It surges through the musicians and into the crowd when...
Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: July/2012
My Earth Songs
Lonnie Park and the Earth Band
Nobody could question the worthiness of this project – the proceeds from which benefit UNICEF’s COVID-19 relief fund for children...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2020
Night Reign
Aftab’s 2021 album Vulture Prince transcended art music obscurity to enjoy blanket broadsheet coverage. It won the Pakistani-American artist a...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: August/2024
