Reviews
Lossan
Marking the first, according to the PR, duo harp and Manx Gaelic vocal album to be released, Lossan (meaning ‘Light’...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2022
L'Udová Hudba Pokošovci 2
Pokošovci Band are a Slovak Gypsy group largely made up of members of the Pokoš family. They are based in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2020
Benin Awake Vol 1
Masterminded by Sheer Publishing, better known for placing African-authored songs in homegrown films like Tsotsi and District 9, this triumvirate...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: June/2013
Zār Songs for the Spirits
Zār is a rite that arrived in Egypt with migration – partly due to slavery – from sub-Saharan East Africa....
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: March/2022
Switched On
Puerto Rican dubmeister Pachyman left San Juan for Los Angeles a while back, took his Latin Caribbean roots with him...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: November/2023
Way Highly
A salty dog of an album, Oklahoma roots musician and one-man band Brad Fielder’s new album (or long-ish EP), Way...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: May/2024
Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol 2
While the first volume of Vampisoul’s panoramic survey of Colombian cumbia focused on Discos Fuentes, the follow-up lights up the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/2024
Mirror
Trilok Gurtu with Arkè String Quartet
Two decades ago, the Italian-based Arkè String Quartet appeared as special guests on Gurtu’s 2004 album Broken Rhythms, followed two...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2025
Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders
While the large-scale human suffering at the Partition of India (1947) is very well documented, very few people are aware...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
