Reviews
Monajat
Galeet Dardashti & Younes Dardashti
Galeet Dardashti is the US-based granddaughter of Younes Dardashti, a pre-revolutionary master singer of Persian classical music, who performed at...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: December/2023
The Water Garden
Okinawa-born Kojun Kokuba’s The Water Garden was first released in 1993, and proved immensely popular, hence this vinyl reissue, complete...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: November/2023
Borderlines & Bloodlines
One of the standout folk albums of 2023 in the UK, which almost flew under the radar, Birmingham-based Germa Adan’s Borderlines...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: March 2024
Siniensigui
Hailing from Côte d’Ivoire and descended from Malian griots, Dembele has become a central figure in Britain’s West African diaspora,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2024
TRUE STORY
Tree-O’s first album UMDALI was a celebration of South African-infused jazz. This second sees the trombonist starting to flex his...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: August/2024
No Rastro de Catarina
Cátia de França is a singer and songwriter from João Pessoa, Paraíba, a city in the northwest of Brazil, which...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: August/2024
Él Son Nesecita de Ti
Cándido Fabré is the feted musician, songwriter and sonero from Santiago de Cuba, renowned for his hoarse voice, sharp quips...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2024
Caracoles
Six years after their Grammy-nominated debut on Daptone, the retro Cuban/New York orchestra’s third album hits another home run. Right...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/2024
Culla e Tempesta
Culla e Tempesta (Cradle and Storm) is a spectacular new album by the female vocal quartet from Apulia. Formed in...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: August/2024
La Comitiva
Øye should ring a bell as half of indie-bucolic-pop 00s sensation Kings of Convenience. But having relocated to Siracusa some...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/2024
