Reviews
Eyoun el Alb
Born in 1938 in Cairo, Nagat El-Saghira made her first public performance at the age of seven – her diminutive...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2023
Sea of Stories
For fans of Jaune Toujours, this may come as something of a shock. Their singer and accordion player Piet Maris...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023
Weaving My Ancestors’ Voices
There's something plainly refreshing about witnessing an artist following their own path, uninhibited. Chandra's trilogy of albums – first released...
Reviewed by Anita Bhadani in issue: August/September/2023
Breathe in Love
Electric Sufi's debut is a dense thicket of influences and personalities, bringing together Manchester-based singer of Kashmiri heritage, Sarah Yaseen,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/September/2023
Lo-Life!
Immy Owusu has an intriguing history. His grandfather is the veteran Ghanaian palmwine music hero Koo Nimo, his father, Kojo...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/September/2023
A Trip to Bolgatanga
‘A bad attitude is like a flat tire / You can't go anywhere until you change it,’ declares King Ayisoba...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/September/2023
Healing Rituals
Syrian-French flautist Naïssam Jalal has been somewhat overlooked as a composer and bandleader, but with this album – her ninth!...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/September/2023
O Yinne!
Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy
Lively church music based on Ghanaian highlife traditions with a modern electric slant. Guitars, two keyboards and a horn section...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2023
Corazones and Canciones
Confidently stating Mexican-American music's place within the American Roots tradition, singer La Marisoul has joined with Tejano conjunto Los Texmaniacs...
Reviewed by Patrick Mcmahon in issue: July/2023
Medna Roso
PJEV, Kit Downes & Hayden Chisholm
This is the kind of inter-cultural collaboration I can get into. Too often, such projects are the mooncalves of questions...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2023
