Reviews
Lala Belu
After reissuing three of Hailu Mergia's classic albums to great success, Awesome Tapes From Africa have taken the veteran Ethiopian...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2018
Fall in Mountains
What's striking about this album is how different it is from any other music currently coming out of Poland. It's...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2014
Tebourba
Fanfara Station may sound like the name of one of the Balkan brass bands they so clearly admire, but in...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2018
Kanéfonyo
Kora player, percussionist, singer, composer, griot and a half-brother of Seckou Keita, Susso has recorded with Norway’s Kristin Asbjornsen Trio,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2022
Best Foot Forward
If the electric violin is an acquired taste, it is one very quickly acquired in Omar Puente's case. A classically...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2017
Luangwa to Livingstone: Music from Zambia – Chikunda, Nsenga, Soli, Cewa, Tonga, Ila, Leya
This is a lavish four-CD set of fi eld recordings made by Michael Baird between 1996 and 2016. Baird has...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2020
Sinuose
Sinuose is the debut album of singer-songwriter Luli Braga. Born in Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas, Brazil, her...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: July/2021
Reclaim Australia
While it is frequently powerful, contemporary Australian Aboriginal music is usually non-confrontational – a traditional-meets-modern combination full of heartfelt lyrics...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2017
La Mentirosa
Pop, world, rock and indigenous folk aren't tidied up into pigeonholes in Italy. With her third release, Italian singer-songwriter Flo...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2018
