Reviews

Being

Baaba Maal

After 2016's The Traveller, Baaba Maal wasn’t sure if he would ever make another solo album. He concentrated on his...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2023

Kodu

Leana & Hartwin

Leana & Hartwin are a folk duo based on Saaremaa, an Estonian island in the Baltic Sea.Leana Vapper-Dhoore was born...

Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: November/2019

Cantos

Okonkolo

Capturing the slow-burning fervour of an Afro-Cuban bembe – the rituals paying homage to the orisha deities of the Santería...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2021

Durrant y Ledesma

Richard Durrant & Ismael Ledesma

The harp rose to prominence in the monkish missions of southern South America. In Paraguay, where rural society has survived...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2017

Meçhul: Singles & Rarities

Erkin Koray

Comparisons with Fats Domino or Elvis Presley don’t really do justice to the impact of Erkin Koray on Turkish music....

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

Cali

Pixvae

As much as I try, I can't get on with Pixvae. Cali is their second album and it very much...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2019

Talamanca

Antoine Loyer & Mégalodons malades

After the release of Rommelpot in January this year, Antoine Loyer is back a mere six months later with another...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: August/September/2023

Pura Sangre

Israel Fernández

Israel Fernández is one of the biggest names in the younger generation of flamenco cantaores. As such, he stands between...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/September/2023

Sound and Reason

Qwalia

Four of London's most dynamic musicians enter the studio in April 2021. Then follows a two-day voyage of all-improvised sonic...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/September/2023

What to Do, How to Live?

Lakiko

Swiss resident Lana Kostić is a cellist trained in Western Art Music, a member of the Bosnian diaspora, an experimenter...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: July/2023