Reviews

Ew’aa

Tashkezar

Conceived while playing Andalusian and Russian songs at a party, London-based collective Tashkezar expanded their repertoire with their 2016 debut...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: December/2023

N'Darila

Kankou Kouyate

Member of esteemed Bamana jeli (griot) lineage from the village of Garana in Segu, Mali, Kankou made her debut in...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: September/2025

Westward

Éilís Kennedy

One half of Irish duo Lumiere, with Pauline Scanlon, Éilís Kennedy hails from Dingle, Co Kerry in the west of...

Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: June/2017

It’s Not Going to be Okay

Joshua Burnside

A follow-up to last year’s enticingly experimental Teeth of Time, Joshua Burnside’s latest release is a softer, more sentimental offering...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: April/2026

Sirojiddin Juraev

Sirojiddin Juraev

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

Babilonia

Riserva Moac

There's an agreeable rock influence coming to the fore on this Italian band's latest album. But those distorted guitar chords...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: April/2016

Nadir

Sababa 5

One of a number of psychedelic rock outfits to have sprung forth from Tel Aviv in recent years, Sababa 5...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: September/2025

Disko Telegraf

Balkan Taksim

Balkan Taksim are the latest act to push the Balkan sound into fresh and exciting Turkish territory, reminding one of...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: June/2021

London Ko

Fatoumata Diawara

Fatoumata Diawara has always been the fresh voice of Malian music, pushing the boundaries of what a contemporary African music...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2023

FA-5

FA-5

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