Reviews
Gojo
For 14 years, the Fendika ensemble have represented the Addis Ababa azmaribet (traditional Ethiopian music-house) of the same name, serving...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2023
Sesc Jazz: Susana Baca (Ao Vivo)
As one of three such releases – along with Ray Lema and jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Sway –...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2024
Ni A Nhw
The unassuming genius that is Carwyn Ellis offers a selection of his wonderful songs and tunes on his album Ni...
Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: April/2024
While You Wait
While You Wait is Little North’s sixth album and the trio seem unstoppable as they continue to cement their place...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: April/2024
There Must Be Another Way
Packing a punch with their post-pandemic offering, Manchester-based Agbeko’s There Must Be Another Way is a musical declaration of their...
Reviewed by Hillary Palesa Morusi in issue: January/February/2024
Los Lobos del Recuerdo
Lobos is one of those Buenos Aires province backwater towns where nothing much happens, ever. It may be an accidental...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2024
Ousoul
Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El Din
Born in Alexandria and based in France, oud-player and composer Tarek Abdallah is a scholar of traditional Arabic music. Much...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: June/2024
Revolution Sabar
Aba Diop & The Yermande Family
The Senegalese percussionist Aba Diop is a master of the ancient sabar drum of the Wolof griots, a sound heard...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2024
Feyzullah Çinar Eserleri 1
If there’s any Turkish record label going to pay tribute to the Alevi-Bektaşi minstrel Feyzullah Çinar then it’s got to...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/2024
Birth & Death
Scottish jazz saxophonist-composer Phil Bancroft founded the Myriad Streams label as a grass-roots alternative to the overwhelming choices of platforms...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2024
