Two decades into her career, this is London-based Shapla Salique's third solo album – and her best yet. Her voice...
Reviewed by Amar Dhillon in issue: December/2016
The daughter of a diplomat, Nancy Vieira was born in Guinea Bissau, grew up in the Cape Verdean capital, Praia,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2012
Not to be confused with the long defunct New Orleans hip-hop outfit, TRÚ take their name from a mythological trio...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2021
If you don’t know your stev from your lokk, or your skillingsviser from your bygdevise, have No fear. Jon Anders...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2013
With so many musical influences from all over the world, it’s hard to know where to start with this four-piece...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2025
Bola Johnson has been one of the finds in the recent plethora of re c ent Nigerian highlife/Afro-funk archive reissues....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
The harpist Rachel Hair, weary of the angelic associations of her instrument, determined with her third album to reveal another...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2012
Since Nó Na Orelha was released in Brazil last year, the São Paulo rapper Criolo has become one of the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Cátia de França is a singer and songwriter from João Pessoa, Paraíba, a city in the northwest of Brazil, which...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: August/2024
Haydamaky’s roots lie in the Ukraine in the early 90s and the heady spirit of post-Soviet liberation when a vibrant...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
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