Reviews
Mayas: Révélation d’un Temps Sans Fin
This raw-sounding compilation was specially produced for a 2014/2015 exhibition on the Mayas at the Quai Branly museum in Paris....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2015
Turmio
This is one of the most exciting bands to come out of Finland in recent times. The members of Okra...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2016
Voun
Zanmari Baré is an exceptionally talented musician. He sings in Creole, with a high, yearning voice that is a little...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2018
Flowers
This debut album from the trio of vocalists, multi-instrumentalists and composers Odette Michell, Karen Pfeiffer and Daria Kulesh presents an...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2024
Darrere els Horts/Behind the Orchards
In the liner notes to Catalan singer-songwriter Ferran Orriols’ second album, Darrere els Horts, what stands out is the sheer...
Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: July/2025
Consuelo
A deliriously fun release from the Spanish duo, who blend the digital and the organic to form off-kilter bangers which...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: May/2026
Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988
Fans of Cape Verdean music will be familiar with its typical lack of drums and use of gently strummed cavaquinho,...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: June/2017
Dark Desert Night
Somewhat overwrought in its presentation, Dark Desert Night by 3hattrio, who consist of Greg Istock on vocals and acoustic bass,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Miliki Sound
Mr Bongo’s Classic African Recordings series continues with a little-known Peter King set, originally released in the UK in 1975....
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
