Reviews
Horizon Unlimited
There’s no question that the world needed this beloved 1979 album by Nigeria’s twin Lijadu Sisters back in the spotlight....
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: November/2024
Antologia, Vol 2
Les Disques Bongo Joe and crate-digger DJ Tom B seem to be on a mission to bring wider attention to...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2024
Your Face is Like the Moon, Your Eyes Are Stars
Zhungdra music, according to Kuensel, Bhutan’s national newspaper, ‘was first performed [in Bhutan] in the 17th century to commemorate the...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: September/2024
Nubes Selva
Ecuadorian singer Grecia Albán’s first UK release Nubes Selva, which loosely translates as ‘Cloud Jungle’, reinvents traditional Ecuadorian, and South...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: August/2025
Edna Martinez Presents Picó: Sound System Culture from the Colombian Caribbean
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
“Sundays in Cartagena,” says cultural theorist, curator and DJ Edna Martinez, “have their rituals.” For decades, she has been going...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: August/2025
La Belleza
This ambitious record from singer Pimienta, originally from the Colombian Caribbean and now living in Canada, stems from her desire...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: August/2025
Neu Om
Amanda Mur’s debut album spins like a richly gothic journey through the netherworld. Ranging from ambience to avant garde, the...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: August/2025
Bura
Raphael Rogiński & Ružičnjak Tajni
Raphael Rogiński’s latest is a collaboration with Ružičnjak Tajni, his new group of Serbian musicians, including Tijana Golubović (violin) and...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: August/2025
Lamomali Totem
Back in 2017, the French rocker -M-(otherwise known as Matthieu Chedid) joined forces with Toumani Diabaté and other African stars...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2025
Songs for the Mist Forest
Morgan Szymanski & Tommy Perman
The music created by childhood friends Morgan Szymanski and Tommy Perman serves as a reflection of their natural surroundings. While...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: August/2025
