Reviews
God Bless the USA
Originally from Mumbai and now based in San Jose, California, harmonica player and singer Aki Kumar – the ‘King of...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Sunshine Music
ALA.Ni is a west London-born, Paris-based singer, songwriter and composer of Grenadian heritage whose debut 2016 album You & I...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Tondini plays Mostar Sevdah Reunion Disko 088
Tondini & Mostar Sevdah Reunion
In 2024, Mostar Sevdah Reunion marked the band’s 25th anniversary with Bosa Mara. While the line-up of musicians has changed...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
40girls / Kita Koun Kan
Ya Tosiba / Sabou-Gnouman De Kita
Purplish Records like to release music as pairs or batches on cassette. Batch #6 consists of albums by Ya Tosiba...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
The Channel
South East London fusionists Monzanto Sound occupy a space between contemporary jazz, funk, electronica and African diasporic influences. Many bands...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Subtropical
If we require genres, perhaps ‘heavy-dub-espionage-movie-theme cumbia’ will suffice for this latest work from Emanuele Flandoli and his new five-piece...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Your Comfort Zone
Cumbia grooves, salsa horn riffs and calls to rebellion coalesce on this bombastic record. Opener ‘You are the Revolution’ could...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
MUTANT
MUTANT is the perfect name for this shape-shifting album of bulbous beats by Moroccan producer Guedra Guedra (Abdellah M. Hassak)....
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Sasquatch Landslide
The Dwarfs of East Agouza | The Dwarfs Of East Agouza
The Dwarfs Of East Agouza are an established and prolific group. Egyptian musician Maurice Louca may be the most familiar...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
