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Review of Fisherman

Fisherman

The Mighty Cavaliers

Want Some Records

Rating: ★★★

If you were a music fan in Nairobi back in the 70s, you would almost certainly have spent time at...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2024

Review of No Love in Lagos

No Love in Lagos

Show Dem Camp, The Cavemen, Nsikak David

Show Dem Records

Rating: ★★★★

Two of Lagos’ most talented duos, The Cavemen and Show Dem Camp, speak to the dating scene in the nation’s...

Reviewed by Erin Cobby in issue: December/2024

Review of Te-Kwaro Alango-Ekuku

Te-Kwaro Alango-Ekuku

Ekuka Morris Sirikiti

Top of the World

Nyege Nyege Tapes

Rating: ★★★★

It wasn’t until Nyege Nyege Tapes shared the fruits of their deep dive into the radio recordings of Langi griot...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: December/2024

Review of Canhoto de Pé

Canhoto de Pé

Thiago França

YB Music

Rating: ★★★★

Since his first recordings in 2009 Thiago França has covered a remarkable variety of genres, from the Afro-jazz-punk of MetaL...

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: December/2024

Review of Still + Bright

Still + Bright

Amythyst Kiah

Rounder Records

Rating: ★★★

Tennessee singer, guitarist, banjo player and songwriter Amythyst Kiah has come a long way from her early roots singing Appalachian...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: December/2024

Review of Arcs & Rivers

Arcs & Rivers

Joel Lyssarides & Georgios Prokopiou

Top of the World

ACT

Rating: ★★★★★

I’ve encountered the bouzouki in a number of different contexts: rebetika, laïko, Irish traditional music and various eastern-Mediterranean crossover ensembles,...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2024

Review of Whispering Sky

Whispering Sky

Tenzin Choegyal

4000 Records

Rating: ★★★★

Tibetan musician and composer Tenzin Choegyal has been in exile from his home country since the 1970s and based in...

Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: December/2024

Review of Wonderland

Wonderland

Daniel García Trio

ACT

Rating: ★★★★

A notable exponent of the fertile Spanish jazz scene, Daniel García delivers a lively piano record that pushes the boundaries...

Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: December/2024

Review of The Rhizome Project

The Rhizome Project

Moira Smiley

Moira Smiley

Rating: ★★★★

It could be said that The Rhizome Project is Vermont-based Moira Smiley’s ode to roots music. But the metaphorical rhizome...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: December/2024

Review of 7 Portais

7 Portais

Fabio Bergamini

Belic Music

Rating: ★★★★

Bergamini may come from an academic background but he has played percussion alongside a wide range of Brazilian artists, from...

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: May/2025

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