Reviews
Satingarona Part 2
The Bongo Hop is the stage name of Etienne Sevet, a trumpet player and producer from Bordeaux, France. Following his...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2019
Driftwood Harp
Pippa Reid-Foster's debut CD is a set of original compositions and arrangements for the clarsach – traditional Scottish harp. The...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: March/2017
Who is William Onyeabor?
The title of this album is highly appropriate as nobody – the record label included – seems to be able...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Space Echo: The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed
The titular mystery in this mouthful of a title refers to a Baltimore cargo ship that was en route to...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
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
