Reviews
Talamanca
Antoine Loyer & Mégalodons malades
After the release of Rommelpot in January this year, Antoine Loyer is back a mere six months later with another...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: August/September/2023
Pura Sangre
Israel Fernández is one of the biggest names in the younger generation of flamenco cantaores. As such, he stands between...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/September/2023
El Violento
‘El Violento’? Julio Ernesto Estrada, aka Fruko, who ran for Colombia’s senate in 2013? One hopes not. The veteran of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
Magg Tekki
Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff
Assiko Golden Band have been a fixture on the Dakar music scene for the past 20 years, representing the Senegalese...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2023
Les Belgicains – Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-70
When Nikiforos Cavvadias arrived in Belgium in the early 60s he was already a famed producer, having run the Ngoma...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2024
Amall
Six years in the making, Amall marks the debut of the Rabbath Electric Orchestra, a transgenerational collaboration between the legendary...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: September/2025
Sifoa
A prominent custodian of traditional Solomon Islands culture, Natty Dolaiasi hails from the Adegege people of Lau, on the island...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: August/2025
Inn of Love
There seems to be a growing fashion for young female singers of Turkish origin to be accompanied by European jazz...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Apr/May/2015
Kairo
Kairo is a very sonically diverse and soulful record from the young Senegalese maestro, aiming to bring together ancient and...
Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: January/2025
