Reviews
Black Smoke
Born on remote Groote Eylandt, the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off coastal Arnhem Land, Emily Wurramara's family...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016
Alma Vieja
Founded by American bassist and composer Sascha Jacobsen, Los Tangueros del Oeste is a collective venture that appears to aspire...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2021
Samarpan
Introduced to Indian classical music by Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and the gloriously experimental Debashish Bhattachrya, the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2022
Kalilima
Faith Mussa comes from a strong musical background. Growing up in Blantyre, Malawi, he started performing with The Mussa Family...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2019
Amansara
Chancha Via Circuito is one of a group of producers that emerged from Buenos Aires in the mid-2000s as part...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Skin
Engaging folk with contemporary issues Maddie Morris’ debut full-length album, Skin, is an insightful listen. A deeply socially conscious songwriter,...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2024
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Marcos Valle, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
More than half a century after recording the seminal Samba ’68 album for Verve, Marcos Valle’s love affair with black...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2020
So Far We Have Come
Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary
English multi-instrumentalist Elliott teams up with Egyptian oud player Elazhary on this absorbing and beautiful set combining the folk cultures...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2024
It All Came Round Again
Subtitled ‘On Stage and On Air 1982-90’, this is an extensive and intriguing history of what was a decidedly tricky...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2025
Ordo Virtutum: Jeff Bird Plays Hildegard von Bingen, Volume Two
Jeff Bird is a musical explorer with a keen interest in the ancient music of German mystic Hildegard of Bingen,...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: September/2025
