Reviews
Faka Mulilo
As a boy in the late 90s growing up in the village of Kolomwe in Zambia, Waina Kolomwe was given...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Mercy
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters | Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s work – and whole being – have always inhabited otherworldly realms; Mercy is no different. Three and...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
És Pregunta
It may be accurate to describe Tarta Relena as a Catalan vocal duo, but that description does little justice to...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Jazz is Dead JID022
Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
In 2022 and at 86-years-old, Ebo Taylor performed in the US for the first time. Already a legend of highlife...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Hirsutes Farfelus
Has there ever been an ‘Eco-Trio’ before? The Parisian trio Tako Toki, led by Etienne de la Sayette, join a...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
At the Kafana
London-based shunTA! trot out a number of faithful old warhorses either originating in south-eastern Europe or adopted by musicians hailing...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
La BOA Meets Tony Allen
This is at least the sixth album to feature the irresistible rhythms of Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen since his death...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Kinetic
Kinetic is the sixth album from Belgian five-piece Black Flower, and their sound is rightly evolving with their experience. The...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Argot
Rarely does technological invention deliver such a beautiful result as Argot, the fourth album by Italian pianist Nicoletta Favari and...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
