Reviews
Atlanti Kaw
Now based in Belgium, the Burkinabé guitarist Sina Kienou and European vocalist Soledad Kalza met at a festival in 2019...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Karma Sheen
60s rock meets Hindustani sounds and Sufi lyricism in this album of bright colours and youthful euphoria. Karma Sheen is...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Luminescent Creatures
Following the international success of her 2020 album Windswept Adan, Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ichiko Aoba returns with a spiritual...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Racines
As the album’s French title would suggest, tenor saxophonist JB Moundele here explores the traditional West African ‘roots’ of jazz,...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Hymns of Bantu
Anything Abel Selaocoe touches is bound to be extraordinary. Having followed his career from its early days, it’s been a...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Our Calling
Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko
The British-Italian folk songwriter Piers Faccini and the Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko (Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabaté, Derek Gripper) first...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Come Tenderness
This newly mastered compilation from the Australian Dead Can Dance co-founder showcases her distinctive artistry. Known for her film compositions,...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Vive L’Amour
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble are an unusual and intriguing project that started back in 2009 when Finnish guitarist Janne Halonen travelled to...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
