Reviews
Okantomi
In recent years Cuba’s Santería religion, a vigorous survival of West African religious practices reconstituted as Catholic adoration of the...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: January/February/2024
Move into the Luminous
The cool, ambient depth charges embedded across Move into the Luminous come from prolific double bassist Jon Thorne (Lamb, Yorkston...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2024
Manual de Romería
For some years now, Rodrigo Cuevas has been living in a little village in Asturias, retreating from contact with big...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/February/2024
Always Can’t Go On Forever
Since their widely acclaimed 2018 album Seven Sisters, which celebrated the cultural roots of the band, Don Kipper have been...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: January/February/2024
Den Lyse Dag
Far from being a difficult second album, Plassen’s latest release reveals how much her voice and her approach to the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: January/February/2024
Kafilah Nights: Malay-Arabic Variations from 1960s Indonesia
M Mashabi & His Kelana Ria Orchestra
This collection is a precious insight into the music scene of 1960s Indonesia. Formed by Adi Karso and Munif Bahasuan,...
Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: January/February/2024
Remembrances
On his previous album, 2020’s Zarb-e Osul, Montreal-based percussionist Ziya Tabassian demonstrated his mastery of ancient Persian rhythmic cycles known...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/February/2024
Sule Skerry
The thought of a duo comprising nothing more than fiddle and mandolin made me doubtful. Surely these instruments have a...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2024
Esengo
Given that Afrobeat was born out of a creative culture clash – funk meeting highlife for a riotous party –...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: April/2024
AlKemi
Cuban music contributes to, and absorbs, myriad musics from across Latin America, the Caribbean and the US. It has also...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2024
