Reviews
Plastic Man
The British-based Senegalese singer, kora player and percussionist Amadou Diagne and American-in-Paris guitarist Cory Seznec recorded Plastic Man at Real...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2024
Master of Bamboo Mouth Organ
The free reed bamboo mouth organ, the khaen or khene, is the iconic musical instrument of Laotians living in Isan...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: April/2024
Desassossego
Desassossego (Restlessness) is the second album by Matilde Cid, a fado singer-songwriter from Estremoz, east of Lisbon. Puro, Cid’s first...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: April/2024
Basta!
Southern Italian trance, anyone? If you’ve had enough of the same old sounds, try Basta! (pun intended). Giuliano Gabriele is...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024
Fado Camões
The artist known as LINA_ is a fado singer with an exquisite voice and a love of experimentation. She won...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2024
Just Leave It All Behind
Music doesn’t have to have words in order to say something. Just Leave It All Behind sees three instrumentalists coming...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2024
Chlorophylle
French four-piece La Sève (literally ‘The Sap’) are juicy. Aptly named, they bring the vibe of the tropical forest in...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024
All is Forgiven
Lilli Lewis has been labelled a ‘folk rock diva’, but that only describes part of her style. Based in New...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2024
Amor Fati
Fatima Szalay is a young Hungarian singer who trained at the Liszt Academy in Budapest and this is her debut...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2024
Ntoto
Born to Congolese parents, Lilas Lafleur grew up in Paris and as a teenager sang on several albums by her...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
