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Melanie Eden

Melanie Eden is an Australian performance poet and musician who does not do things by halves. Notable for her unvarnished...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2021

Posse of Fireflies

Supriya Nagarajan

Yorkshire-based Karnatic singer Supriya Nagarajan recalls the India of her youth on this record, which highlights the wonder and mystery...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2022

Bondona

Khiyo

On the strength of their 2015 debut album Khiyo were nominees in the best group category at the Songlines Music...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2022

Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves

Jembaa Groove

Jembaa Groove’s 2022 debut album was a highlife highlight (a Top of the World in #177). The Berlin-based group elegantly...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2024

Night Reign

Arooj Aftab

Aftab’s 2021 album Vulture Prince transcended art music obscurity to enjoy blanket broadsheet coverage. It won the Pakistani-American artist a...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: August/2024

Three Seconds | Kolme Toista

Jussi Reijonen

Finnish guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen has allowed nearly a decade to pass between his debut album and this...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/February/2023

Alewa

Santrofi

Ahead of the release of this debut, Accra eight-piece Santrofi tore through the European festival scene with livewire sets. They...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2020

Facing East

Modus Quartet

Facing East is oriented primarily towards Armenia, celebrating the folk music of the Caucasus in adventurous fashion. The multi– national...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

Mantra Sessions

Bosse Skoglund & Zilverzurf

From the first track, as a free-blowing tenor sax solo jostles with a Hindu peace incantation over an ngoni (African...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2016

Brothers

Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio

Upon first listen, Brothers appears to be just another adventure in the frosty, folky sound-world of northern European jazz. The...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2017