Reviews
La Madrugá
This new album from Yasser Tejeda comprises a slick and very enjoyable collection of nine tracks merging two distinct traits...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: August/September/2023
One People One World
Around the same time as Seun Kuti's excellent new album Black Times, elder brother Femi has also returned to the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2018
Sleep With One Eye Open
One wag once described bluegrass music as ‘bebop for the harmonically challenged.’ If there's any truth to this rather snooty...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: July/2011
One Mississippi
Polished but never bland, infusing even the darkest stories with determined hope and beats that get you more than ready...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: April/2026
Projection One
The term ‘rock’ was so out of favour at the time of the 1980s world music boom, it's taken until...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: Apr/May/2012
Stambeli: The Legacy of the Black Tunisians
The heavy clacking of the qaraqab (iron castanets) and the hypnotising melodies of the gimbri (three-stringed lute) make it easy...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2011
One Takes
Authenticity is impossible to manufacture. Daymé Arocena might be only 24, but she has a soul and a sensuousness belying...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Sem Palavras (feat Iván ‘Melon’ Lewis)
‘Queen of the Portuguese Guitar’, Pereira da Costa may only be on her second album, but her trailblazing reputation as...
Reviewed by April Clare Welsh in issue: November/2024
Başka Bahar
Over the last decade, there’s been a slew of European bands – often including a Turkish member – who’ve drawn...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2026
Música da Terra
Batuk are a dance-infused trio hailing from South Africa. Comprised of renowned producer and rapper Spoek Mathambo, Aero Manyelo and...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2017
