Reviews
Vel
The fifth album from the British-Asian singer and 2001 Mercury Music prize nominee finds her digging deeper than ever before...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
In The World Of Light
One of New Zealand's most powerful performers, Maori musician/producer Tiki Taane has come a long way since resigning his role...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Shivelight
‘Shivelight’ is the light that dances and dapples through a canopy of trees; something that captures the essence of the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2018
Rough Guide to African Lullabies
Judging by our own experiences, this is a winner. Our son was asleep before the third track had finished and...
Reviewed by Jill Turner in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Avrakedabra
Jamaica's premier family band, Morgan Heritage, are back with their second album in two years, hoping to build on 2015's...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: August/2017
Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988
Fans of Cape Verdean music will be familiar with its typical lack of drums and use of gently strummed cavaquinho,...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: June/2017
Golden Shore
Scottish duo The Daughters found the lockdown gave them the time to write, and an opportunity to take stock of...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2022
Lysning
Nils Økland has a characteristic so often found in Norwegian music, a combination of humility and determination. He has had...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2018
Saigon Rock and Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974
What music did people dance to in the Saigon nightclubs and army bases in the last few years of the...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: July/2012
