Reviews
Yellow Roses
Nominated in the Best Emerging Artist category of the RTÉ Folk Awards 2024, Niamh Bury is swiftly rising as one...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2024
Instant Moksha – Mantras
Sarves Thiru is a Malaysian-born singer now based in London. She’s studied Carnatic singing and says: “I hope that people...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2024
Prisoner
There have been many fine reggae artists to come out of Africa since Bob Marley played in Zimbabwe in 1980...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2025
Sababu
Five years ago, the Burkina Faso-born kamelengoni master Aboubakar Traoré and his group Balima released a splendid debut album titled...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2025
Asas Terrenas
Sarine is Mariano Melo, a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist based in São Paulo. Melo is known for his drumming with DEAFKIDS, purveyors...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: January/2025
I’m Glad About It: The Legacy of Gospel Music in Louisville, 1958-1981
According to contributing singer Bessie Leavell Palmer, ‘gospel music is written out of the depths of somebody’s soul.’ Well, this...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2025
Klezmer, Niguns & Co
Clarinettist Nano Peylet and pianist Denis Cuniot formed their duo in 1983 in their native France and have been playing...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: January/2025
Ville Veier
Erlend Viken Trio’s latest album, Ville Veier (Wild Ways), marks a dynamic return. Known for their improvisational flair rooted in...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: January/2025
Al-Bahr
There’s so much going on with Finnish trio Wishamalii’s debut album that it almost invents a whole new genre of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: January/2025
Onye Rie Ibe Ya Erie
Oriental Brothers International Band
Formed in Eastern Nigeria as an Igbo highlife band shortly after the Nigerian-Biafran War, the Oriental Brothers have undergone numerous...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: February/March/2025
