Reviews

Lafz Bheege Hain – Words Drenched in Tears

Pratibha Singh Baghel

Sufiscore is not just a record label but also a YouTube channel which has a huge following in Asia, particularly...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: December/2023

Ethiopiques 28: Great Oromo Music

Ali Mohammed Birra

The latest from Buda Musique is a vital instalment from the seemingly limitless supply of Ethiopian music from yesteryear. Ali...

Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: July/2013

Blue Lotus the Awakening

Mau Power

Mau Power (aka Patrick Mau) hails from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait – that chain of Australian islands between...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Autopoiética

Mon Laferte

Chilean singer-songwriter Mon Laferte believes her latest work is also her best. The title refers to an entity’s capability to...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: January/February/2024

Palmier

Rocé

A long-established presence in French hip-hop, Rocé brings depth and restraint to his latest release, Palmier. The album unfolds as...

Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: May/2026

Stundai

Liguriani

The well-rounded Liguriani have established themselves as one of the most remarkable voices in traditional music to recently come out...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: March/2015

Yom

Yom

There's your everyday virtuoso klezmer clarinettist, and then there's the enigmatic Yom. Hebrew for ‘day’, the word yom also describes...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2018

Senegal 70

VARIOUS ARTISTS

This trip back in time – some 40 years – is all courtesy of Analog Africa's crate-digger extraordinaire, Samy Ben...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Isle of Magic

Mop Mop

Who are Mop Mop? It appears they are a multi-instrumental Italian seven-piece who have a passion for African diaspora music...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2013

Freedom

Soweto Gospel Choir

They may not have the legendary status and history of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, but Soweto Gospel Choir are one of...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2019