Reviews
Lemma
Hailing from the Saoura region of southern Algeria, Lemma are a group of 11 female artists whose name, in their...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Love & Devotion
Qawwali is the devotional music of South Asian Sufis (Islamic mystics) and its most famous exponent, the late Nusrat Fateh...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
History
Whereas Salif Keita's recent album, Un Autre Blanc [reviewed in #146], only featured a lone foray into AutoTune vocals, the...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2019
Strange Suite
Guitarist Ateshkhan Yuseinov's new album truly is a Strange Suite; its carefully ordered tracks lead listeners down a path of...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: December/2019
I Used to Be Sad & Then I Forgot
Professional photographer-turned-singer-songwriter Mr Alec Bowman may have swapped the darkroom for the recording studio but it still doesn't seem to...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: July/2020
Andalussyat
Françoise Atlan & l’Orchestre Arabo-Andalou de Fès
French-born of North African Jewish parents, Françoise Atlan was one of the first singers to explore the Andalusian repertoire shared...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2022
Miky y Repa
La Reyna y La Real first met in 2012 on the underground rap circuit in Havana, having initially trod quite...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2017
Havana Cultura Mix: The Soundclash!
The most striking feature of Brownswood's Cuban series has been its focus on unearthing new talents and creating hybrid sounds....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Botany Bay
This new album of traditional songs from Hertfordshire's Kelly Oliver is produced by Megson's Stuart Hanna, who manages to frame...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: November/2018
