Reviews
This is What I Want to Say
Throughout a career spanning 40 years, nearly that many albums and thousands of live performances, the Welsh singer-songwriter with the...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2024
Windrush Baby
The debut album from the Welsh-Jamaican singer Aleighcia Scott is worth checking out both for the range and variety of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2023
Cape Verdean Blues
Award-winning vocalist Kavita Shah presents a homage to the legendary Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, as well as an expression...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2023
Dream
US-based bandleader of Mitra Sumara, Yvette Massoudi, covers 60s and 70s Iranian pop. Notably she pays tribute to the popular...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: April/2024
Zero Grace
Born in Nottingham with an English mum and Jamaican dad, Liam Bailey grew up listening to reggae, soul and rock...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2024
Macunaísmo Tardio Vol 1 & 2
The story of jazz in Brazil is one of innovation, inclusivity and influence. Seeping into many of the country’s other...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: August/2024
Gyezz
Released on Michael League’s GroundUP Music label, this latest album from Hungarian five-piece Söndörgő features the distinguished US sax player...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2024
Butterfly: Colors of Armenian Duduk
Butterfly is the debut album by Canadian/Armenian duduk player Sar Kamler, who came to the instrument surprisingly late in adulthood,...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2024
