Reviews
Badā
Farah Kaddour’s inaugural solo venture, Badā, unfolds as a deliberate exploration of the buzuq, a Persian lute akin to the...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2024
Live
A veteran of Mali’s oldest dance orchestra Super Biton de Ségou, Mama Sissoko became the band’s guitarist in 1972. When...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2024
BKXS
Jan Van Angelopoulos & Fotis Siotas
This is one of the more adventurous albums I’ve come across recently, and one which is based on arguably one...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: April/2024
Hizbut Jámm
Polish guitarist and composer Raphael Rogiński has been busy. In September his solo album, Talàn, garnered rave reviews from all...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: April/2024
King Perry
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry | Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
When visionary dub producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry died in 2021, it came as a surprise. At 85, Perry’s energy seemed...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: April/2024
American Patchwork Quartet
The clue is in the name. This terrific quartet led by visionary roots guitarist/vocalist/arranger Clay Ross celebrate America’s Indigenous folk...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
Hon Muru (Bears Ears)
The landscape of the Southwestern United States is at the heart of this new recording by Hopi singer Clark Tenakhongva....
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: March/2024
