Reviews
Kagaza
During the early 2000s, a bunch of artists and producers in Pretoria including DJ Mujava and DJ Spoko developed an...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2025
Seasons of the Road
Alsarah released her solo debut, Aljawal with Soundway Records in 2013. Two albums mixing East African and modern influences with...
Reviewed by Jean Berry in issue: June/2025
Djiyo
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto
Anyone who heard Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto on their last collaboration, Instant from 2022, will probably want to hear...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2025
Noor-e Vojood
Mohammad Mostafa Heydarian is 23 years old, but his music resounds with a sense of ancient mystery. It’s unsurprising given...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2025
Song over støv
Hardanger fiddle player Apneseth emerged on the Norwegian folk scene as a rising star, an exquisite performer, a magnet for...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2025
Nyron Higor
Higor’s first album, Fio de Lâmina, which came out at the end of 2022, was a warm, immersive, instrumental bath...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: June/2025
Seinferð
Faroe Islands-born, Copenhagen-based Lea Kampmann’s Seinferð (translated as Slow Motion) is characterised by a desire to encourage greater engagement with...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2025
Love Warrior’s Anthem
Kwashibu Area Band’s two well-received album collaborations with Pat Thomas have placed them at the centre of a renaissance in...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2025
Improvisations from the Doyen of Kurdish Nay
Respected as a sideman of numerous Persian artists, Kurdish ney or nay (reed flute) virtuoso Shaho Andalibi presents his first...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2025
Mirror
Trilok Gurtu with Arkè String Quartet
Two decades ago, the Italian-based Arkè String Quartet appeared as special guests on Gurtu’s 2004 album Broken Rhythms, followed two...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2025
