Reviews
Skydancers
‘The bird completes the skyline’ is a refrain in the title-track of Martin Simpson’s new album. Simpson loves birds; a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: August/2024
Salsa Salsa
In January 1983 Tito Puente took his orchestra to a club in New York, for a rousing and historic session....
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: September/2024
Pa’ Tu Cuerpa
Cimafunk's previous albums, Terapia (Therapy, 2017) and El Alimento (The Nourishment, 2021), present his music as something elemental and Pa’...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2024
Any Anxious Colour
Any Anxious Colour is the second album by steelpan player Mark Cherrie. Having released his debut, Joining the Dots, back...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: November/2024
Love Warrior’s Anthem
Kwashibu Area Band’s two well-received album collaborations with Pat Thomas have placed them at the centre of a renaissance in...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2025
Journey Through Life
As its title suggests, Femi Kuti’s new album – his first since the release in 2021 of double LP Legacy...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2025
Kokuu
Last year, the prolific Finnish pianist Timo Alakotila and Japanese accordion player Yuka Fujino released Seiras, which they followed with...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2025
Mirror
Trilok Gurtu with Arkè String Quartet
Two decades ago, the Italian-based Arkè String Quartet appeared as special guests on Gurtu’s 2004 album Broken Rhythms, followed two...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2025
Tiya
Singer, pianist and composer Lilas Lafleur cut her musical teeth as a backing singer for her uncle, Congolese soukous guitar...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2025
