Reviews
Slåtter på Kontrabass
The title is simple – Folk Tunes for Double Bass – but the concept is not. For solo double bass…...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: February/March/2025
Hirsutes Farfelus
Has there ever been an ‘Eco-Trio’ before? The Parisian trio Tako Toki, led by Etienne de la Sayette, join a...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: April/2025
Tatekieto
What’s in a name? PulciPerla is the marriage of two long-standing groups: the high-energy Toulouse quartet of drums, bass, accordion...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2025
Drum Machine
Don’t let their slick, suited aesthetic fool you, Ugandan drum ensemble Arsenal Mikebe are serving up a sonic onslaught of...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: December/2024
Iration Steppas: Dubs from the Foundation
Founded in the early 1990s in Leeds, Iration Steppas is the creative brainchild of Mark Iration and one of the...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: August/2025
Pōpoloheno: Songs of Resilience & Joy
A beautifully curated collection of music, Pōpoloheno: Songs of Resilience & Joy doubles as a powerful moment of acknowledgement of...
Reviewed by Sosefina Fuamoli in issue: August/2025
Church of Kidane Mehret
In the years since the death of Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru in 2023, we have been lucky to hear archival...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2025
Ella Hanshaw’s Black Book
Growing up in West Virginia in the 1930s and 40s, this singer-songwriter, while listening to the likes of Merle Haggard...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2025
Goaskinviellja – Eagle Brother
Over 30 years on from its 1993 release, the eagle soars again in this welcome reissue. Boine had already captivated...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2026
