Reviews
Digital Indigenous 08: Aliyuyo Uyoo
This is the eighth release in 1000HZ Records’ Digital Indigenous series featuring local producers who use rudimentary digital tools to...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: February/March/2025
Albala
Like his compatriot Bassekou Kouyaté, it has taken Samba Touré a while to emerge as a star of Malian music....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2013
Shuruaat
This was always going to be slick, the Berklee Indian Ensemble is a collective of musicians with amazing technical skills....
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: November/2022
Groovy Guzheng
The fluttering tones of the guzheng (Chinese zither) will be recognised as every lazy soundtrack composer's go-to sound for an...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Ephemera
All four musicians of Lingua Franca are graduates of the Rotterdam Conservatoire (CODARTS) and two are now teachers there, specialising...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2017
Nanna
Xavier Rudd & the United Nations
The eighth studio album from the barefoot Aussie troubadour sees him foregoing his one-man band approach, where he multi-tracked countless...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2015
La Huerta
Five years ago, American singer-songwriter Tori Sparks moved from Nashville to Barcelona. She took with her a guitar and a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2017
Bhumika
Those in the West intrigued by India's rich musical traditions used to face a long trip to learn more. Now...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Asmara
Jazz trumpeter Hermon Mehari is a Kansas City native based in Paris, but his third album, Asmara, is a reflection...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: March/2023
Åra
Apneseth is on the move again. His previous albums have investigated a more purist Norwegian folk (even when he's penned...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2018
