Reviews
Kayeba Khasso
This is the debut recording of a married couple from Mali who shot to fame in West Africa following their...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2018
L’Intégrale
The story of the four-piece band Faham begins with one of the murkier episodes in 20th century European history. Uprooted...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2013
While I Sit and Watch This Tree Vol 2
Born in Romania, but now based in Scotland, Lizabett Russo is a singer-songwriter influenced by Western and Romanian traditional styles,...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2022
Soul Song
Yosef-Gutman Levitt & Lionel Loueke
South African Yosef-Gutman Levitt grew up listening to American jazz fusion, took up bass guitar and won a scholarship to...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: August/September/2023
Na Beanna Beola
It’s a been a long wait for Fiachra O’Regan’s solo follow-up to his 2008 debut, Aisling Gheal. The time in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/February/2024
Mouse
The Schmoozenbergs may sound like a novelty band, but they are a quartet of classy musicians who clearly like to...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2024
Memoria de los Cantes Flamencos – Vol 1
Part of a five-set anthology, presenting 71 different flamenco palos, this first volume covers 12 palos, some taking their inspiration...
Reviewed by Thérèse Wassily Saba in issue: August/2024
Finishing
Best known for his vocal, kora and balafon work with the glorious Afro Celt Sound System, N’Faly Kouyaté now shows...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2025
Musique de France
Adding to the rich heritage of Middle Eastern and North African music blended with European electronica, Parisian collective Acid Arab...
Reviewed by Ben Murphy in issue: December/2016
