Reviews

Finish the Sun

Shane Cooper & MABUTA

Shane Cooper & MABUTA are often referred to as part of a new wave of South African jazz artists. But...

Reviewed by Diane Coetzer in issue: July/2022

Sociedade Recreativa

Sociedade Recreativa

There's something about the off-kilter charm of the music of north-east Brazil that can sometimes be more appealing than the...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: June/2016

History

Youssou N'Dour

Whereas Salif Keita's recent album, Un Autre Blanc [reviewed in #146], only featured a lone foray into AutoTune vocals, the...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2019

Bumayé

LASS

Lassana Sané was inspired to sing by seeing the Senegalese hip-hop trio Daara J on television. He went to see...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2022

Miky y Repa

La Reyna y La Real

La Reyna y La Real first met in 2012 on the underground rap circuit in Havana, having initially trod quite...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2017

Brewed

Väsen

Their very name is mysterious: Väsen is a Swedish word meaning the essence or soul of something, while also possessing...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/2017

Le Notti di San Patrizio

Nilza Costa

An Italian-based singer-songwriter born in Salvador, Bahia, Nilza Costa and her powerful, emotionally-charged voice represent a place at the cultural...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: November/2021

Namlo

Namlo

Namlo have come up with a style of music that combines elements of Nepal's musical culture with the global influences...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: November/2018

Adroneline

Homebound

Led by the German concertina and hurdy-gurdy player Thomas Zöller, Homebound are a seven-piece world music fusion band who have...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2016

Mravka

David Dower Trio

Citing influences such as Ben Folds Five and The Bad Plus, Australians the David Dower Trio blend elements of jazz,...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2023