Reviews
Poor Stuart
In Poor Stuart the London-born singer, double bassist and saxophonist has produced a rather extraordinary acoustic album of songs that...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
Kaani
All credit to hip UK indie label FatCat for picking up this fine album. Kaani (Happy) is actually the third...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2013
Rhythm Revolution
This album of raw, garage-tinged 1970s Afro-funk comes with the most extraordinary back story. Born Jean Maurille Ogoudjobi in 1939...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2022
Exil-Exile
Kyriakos Kalaitzidis & En Chordais
I've had time for composer and oud player Kyriakos Kalaitzidis since I first encountered his ensemble/record label En Chordais in...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
I Met Her By The River
The stately and elegant opening title-track of Jobarteh's latest album suggests we can expect a solo kora record rooted deeply...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Pools of Light
It's immediately apparent that Jessica Moss, former violinist of art-rock indie band Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra, knows her...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2017
Mosese
The man behind BBE's latest Tabansi Records re-release, recorded in Nigeria in 1979, hails from the Congo basin: Lumingu Puati...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: December/2019
The Rough Guide to the Music of West Africa
This latest update to the Rough Guide series of explorations of West African music serves as a useful reminder of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2017
Mali Foli Coura
This appears to be a studio session, cut live without overdubs or technical tampering. It's a fierce modern take on...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
