Reviews
Viral Wreckage
Bisola Olungbenga has all the makings of a new Nigerian star. Trading under the memorable name of Aunty Rayzor, she...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2023
Addis
Born in Addis Ababa in 1970 and growing up in Sweden, Lemma has been making music since his teens but...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2024
Live on Tour
George Kahumoku Jr, Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
A master and impresario of kī hō’alu (Hawaiian slack key guitar), George Kahumoku Jr opens this concert recording with a...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: January/February/2024
Dancing with Love
Mezzo soprano Afarin Mansouri left Iran for Ontario in 2003 after growing up in the post-revolutionary environment that allowed her...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2024
The Queen of Salsa
To put together a mere 12 of the Cuban diva’s greatest recordings must be an invidious task. Nevertheless, Craft Latino...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2026
En Español
In the US, the Mavericks are packaged to the mainstream as a country band. They can play anything, from rockabilly...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2020
Vildaluodda/Wildprint
Hildá Länsman, a young vocalist from northern Finland's indigenous Sámi community, fuses traditional joik chant-singing with electronic pop in the...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: July/2019
Samaya
Harpreet Bansal is a Norway-based violinist of the North Indian tradition who was taught and mentored by her father, Harbhajan...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2018
