Reviews
Vivir Sin Miedo
Concha Buika, a Spanish singer of Equatorial Guinean descent, walks a narrow, obstacle-strewn path between styles, cultures and languages. Sometimes...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2016
Devil in the Seat
The American, Portland, Oregon-based group The Foghorn Stringband are the epitome of what it means to be an old-time group...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: June/2015
The Silver Sun
Although recorded in less than a single day, there is nothing rushed or hurried about Eamon O’Leary’s characteristically laid-back third...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2021
Homeland
For a while, Hindi Zahra was the next big thing. Her acclaimed 2010 debut album Handmade saw the Berber singer-songwriter...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Ngiwu Shwabada
The 2017 debut by the young, dreadlocked South African jazz guitarist and singer Sibusile Xaba, Unlearning/Open Letter to Adoniah, received...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2020
Cretan Smash
Greek folk tales set to thrash metal ‘music from hell’ (that’s how their fans, not their critics, describe them) may...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: January/2021
Destination Overground: The Story of Transglobal Underground
Transglobal Underground feat Natacha Atlas
The original Transglobal crew are still working together, with and without Natacha Atlas, whose solo star has shone in the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Tabansi Sampler
The melting-pot music scene of 70s and 80s Nigeria bursts forth from this compilation, a showcase for the back catalogue...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2019
Mi Voz
Turkish singer Elif Sanchez’s 2021 debut featured jazzy settings of Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs, with one song in Spanish...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2022
Beyond Istanbul II: Urban Sounds of Turkey
Ipek Ipekçiolu has done it again. Her well-programmed selection leads the listener through a dreamy path of discovery, with fun...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: March/2010
