Reviews
Rwanda… You See Ghosts, I See Sky
Originally performing as a quartet, the Rwandan group The Good Ones have reduced to a duo for their fourth album....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2022
Oté Maloya: The Birth of Electric Maloya on Réunion Island 1975-1984
Now this is a compilation to be treasured. Maloya is the roots music of La Réunion, a diasporic African mix...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017
Anomalia
Polish outfit Polski Piach’s third album, Anomalia sees them return with a new angle on their brand of folk-blues. The...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: August/2024
Don’t Take My Soul
K.O.G (Kweku of Ghana) is back with his third full-length release Don’t Take My Soul. The album focuses on some...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: September/2024
Feja Feja
Haling from Victoria Falls on Zimbabwe’s border with Zambia, Flying Bantu have been a fixture on southern Africa’s touring and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2025
Luna, Cera e Vino
From southern Italy comes what is described as a “dreamlike journey through memories, recollections and new images” of the ancient...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2025
Ma Gitala
It’s been a while since we last had a record from our favourite Malawian busking duo, but Madalitso Band are...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2025
Balabeatz
It’s the fourth album in almost ten years for this band created in Toulouse when balafon virtuoso Seydou Diabaté and...
Reviewed by Jean Berry in issue: July/2025
