Reviews
Hombre de Piedra
Axel Krygier, the Buenos Aires-born, Switzerland-based multi-instrumentalist, is back with another catchy and refreshingly unpredictable disc. His quirks have definitely...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Apr/May/2015
Taranta Lanera
Italian expat Mari Lanera is a multifaceted artist in the Bordeaux underground scene. Yet, as Taranta Lanera for her eponymous...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: October/2020
Anatolian Sun
Moğollar (the Mongols) were the original Anatolian rockers and coiners of the term ‘Anatolian pop.’ Back in the late 60s...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: March/2021
Peace in the World
Ordinarily, the success of collaborations between disparate traditions is contingent on both the sonic compatibility of the instruments and the...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2017
Akö
Born in Cameroon in 1974 but resident in Paris since 2005, Bassy spent ten years in the jazz fusion group...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2015
Spider Tales
As a teenager growing up in Virginia, Jake Blount played guitar in funk and metal bands until one day he...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2020
Pour Me A Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Anyone who has come across Madonna's latest album may have noticed the singer's recent love affair with Cape Verdean music....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Fomenta
Tambourine player, singer and composer Antonio Castrignanò determinedly pursues a cutting-edge makeover of Salento's traditional music. This joint musical adventure...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2014
Love and Death
This is the first ever internationally released studio album from Ebo Taylor, now 74 and one of the legends of...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
BanningsviNe
Flammé Kapaya will be a new name to many. But he spent a decade backing the Congolese singer Werrason in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2013
