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Review of Sun God

Sun God

Sunday Driver

Trapped Animal

Rating: ★★

British fusion band Sunday Driver’s latest release is their first since the EP Flo in 2014. While Flo was a...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Now & Then (Box Set)

Now & Then (Box Set)

Sharon Shannon

The Daisy Label

Rating: ★★★★

Now here’s a brilliant bumper box set. It contains CDs of 12 Sharon Shannon studio albums, including a brand new...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Sirojiddin Juraev

Sirojiddin Juraev

Sirojiddin Juraev

Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Rating: ★★★★

Born near the Ferghana Valley, a critical point on the ancient Silk Road trading route, Sirojiddin Juraev is a contemporary...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2018

Review of FA-5

FA-5

FA-5

Mr Bongoo

Rating: ★★★

The latest Cuban Classic is a strange affair: the disco-funk outfit manage to sound oddly reminiscent of 80s UK jazz-funk...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2024

Review of School of life

School of life

Daara J Family

Top of the World

Wrasse 262

Rating: ★★★★

All great family stories are marked by rivalry and conflict as well as profound coherence. The last seven years in...

Reviewed by Katharina Lobeck Kane in issue: July/2010

Review of Sou Luz

Sou Luz

Dona Rosa

Jaro

Rating: ★★

It has been over a decade since Dona Rosa went from street singer in Lisbon’s Baixa to a world sensation...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sep/2012

Review of Le QuecumBar Live in London

Le QuecumBar Live in London

Patrick Saussois & Daniel John Martin

LeQ Records LEQO106

Rating: ★★

LeQuecumBar is the south-west London pub devoted to Gypsy jazz à la Django Reinhardt and his followers. Offering both major...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2010

Review of Try and Love

Try and Love

Ofege

Strut Records

Rating: ★★

Imagine Lagos, Nigeria in 1972, when Fela Kuti was flying high with recordings like ‘Shakara’ and ‘Roforofo Fight’, jùjú music...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2023

Review of Ritual Sonoro

Ritual Sonoro

Amparo Sánchez

Mamita Records

Rating: ★★★★

How far can you fuse without creating the musical equivalent of brown plasticine? Andalusian singer-songwriter and musician Amparo Sánchez (aka...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2025

Review of Antibalas

Antibalas

Antibalas

Daptone

Rating: ★★★★

Founded in 1997 in Brooklyn, Antibalas have become one of the US-based Afro¬beat icons and their latest self-titled album proves...

Reviewed by Alex Petropoulos in issue: October/2012

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