Reviews
The Light of the Moon
Forged in Orkney in 2015 by Aidan Moodie (vocals and acoustic guitar) and Graham Rorie (fiddle and mandolin), and with...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2021
Synchro System & Aura
King Sunny Adé & his African Beats
This is a very welcome reissue of the Nigerian juju maestro's second and third albums for Island Records. Sunny Adé's...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Liquid Love
Onom Agemo & the Disco Jumpers
Any album from a band with a name this bizarre is sure to be eclectic and Liquid Love is just...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2017
Vol 3: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Analog Africa here return to the rich canon of Benin’s finest, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, with The Skeletal Essences of...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: July/2013
Albala
Like his compatriot Bassekou Kouyaté, it has taken Samba Touré a while to emerge as a star of Malian music....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2013
Luz
This latest album from Portuguese singer and new-wave fadista Cuca Roseta is a bright and upbeat affair. It's well recorded,...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: June/2018
Sentimento Popolare Vol 2
Milanese singer and actress Camilla Barbarito developed a passion for world music early in life, touring Mali and other parts...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2021
Recalentados
We know that Los Amparito, the project of Mexican producer Carlos Pesina Siller, is playful because a) Los Amparito is...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/February/2023
Nva K’la
James Ssewakiryanga Jr is a multi-instrumentalist from Kampala who performs as Ssewa Ssewa. His principal instrument is the janzi, which...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2020
Rivers from Ogun
The French-Swiss quartet of organist Cédric Schaerer, drummer Hadrien Santos Da Silva, tenor sax player Arthur Donnot and guitarist Erwan...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2022
