Reviews
Cosmic Griots
Consistently funky and smile-inducing multi-diasporic Polish band The Afronauts channel the classic Afrobeat sound of Fela Kuti, the Ghanaian highlife...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: July/2025
Nancy 11
Named by Spotify as “the Queen of Arabic Pop”, Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram’s updated take on traditional sounds has given...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: December/2025
Vamo a Gozá
Supported by the Grammy Foundation, Irka Mateo travelled around the Dominican Republic documenting genres, even bringing one, comarca, to the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2018
Tentation
Temptation has rarely sounded this exuberant. Inspired by the biblical theme of the temptation of Saint Anthony, the Yves Lambert...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: November/2018
Beating Heart Tanzania (Originals)
This endearing collection of field recordings is sourced from English ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey's remarkable catalogue of South and Central African...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Amicum
Timo Alakolita & Johanna Juhola Duo
It's sixteen years since this duo's last album. At that point Alakotila was one of the key figures on the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2023
Vox.Infold
Ruby Singh is a Canadian musician, composer, filmmaker and sound designer fascinated with mythos, memory, identity and fantasy. He works...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: May/2022
Peoplewatching
I’ve got a lot of time for Socalled, Montréal rapper and producer. His early work with Sophie Solomon and his...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
