Reviews
Changeling
Rachel Newton is nothing if not busy – a member of The Shee, the Emily Portman Trio, the Furrow Collective...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2014
Nagtaba
Kandy Guira is an Ivory Coast-born singer and dancer from Burkina Faso, an erstwhile member of the supergroup Les Amazones...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2021
Vulture Prince
Pakistani-American singer and composer Arooj Aftab weaves the Hindustani vocal tradition into exquisite arrangements that are mournful but moreish, creating...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2021
Kardajala Kirridarra
This fine debut comes from a new vocal quartet featuring three Aboriginal women from the Northern Territory outback communities of...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2018
Sirocco
On the remix of ‘Andalucia’ that concludes this rewarding album, intermittent shots of percussion unsettle the underlying rumba and flamenco...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2018
Dzen
There are many projects that aim for a pan-African sound; they usually rely on collaboration between different cultures. Not for...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Upon a Stranger Shore
O’Connor is a member of a big folk family from Cumbria – her brother Joe’s band Last Orders won the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Kala Kalo
This is ‘shut your eyes and go on a journey’ music. Or possibly ‘dance dreamily around in your living room’...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Eco do Futuro
It's always refreshing to encounter a band that defies stereotypes, especially one with a lead singer who hails from balmy,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2018
