Reviews

Headonix

KingL Man

If you knew and loved Fun-Da-Mental, the so-called ‘Asian Public Enemy’, the agit-popping global prog-punk collective that cut a swathe...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2021

Tapestry

Navá

There are more connections between the musical traditions of Persia and Ireland than one might think at first. These four...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Soul of Bengal

Shikor Bangladesh All Stars

The group presenting this charming collection of Bangladeshi music lives up to its name. It is indeed an all-star cast:...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Buenos Aires: Une Nuit de Tango

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Like many low-budget compilations, this 37-track album is sourced from a limited number of artists, featuring six tracks each from...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2010

Aberaeron Sunset

Jadu

What, I was asking myself, would a crossover South Asian/ UK album thought up in a Welsh caravan sound like?...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

Together We Stand

Abraham Inc

It's been ten years since Abraham Inc's first album Tweet Tweet and, given the impact it still has now, any...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Beat Down Babylon

Junior Byles

Kerrie ‘Junior’ Byles was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1948 and developed into one of reggae’s foremost voices, initially as...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2020

DOST 1

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek

Derya Yıldırım doesn’t like to be pigeonholed. “I do what comes out of me. And if that is for some...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Vikings Memories

SKÁLD

SKÁLD take their name from the Norse balladeers who told tales of gods and men in the medieval past. The...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2020

Kaladounia

Kaito Winse

In Brussels, Rebel Up! is a promoter, record label and DJ team, as well as being general champions of global...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: January/2021