Reviews

Alkher

Ezza

As the Touareg desert blues terrain becomes progressively overpopulated, any new act needs to make themselves distinctive to avoid those...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Mississippi to Sahara

Faris

Born to a Touareg mother and European father, Faris Amine has hit upon a unique twist to the desert rock...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Homeland

Hindi Zahra

For a while, Hindi Zahra was the next big thing. Her acclaimed 2010 debut album Handmade saw the Berber singer-songwriter...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Peoplewatching

Socalled

I’ve got a lot of time for Socalled, Montréal rapper and producer. His early work with Sophie Solomon and his...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Joi Sound System

Joi

Given that Farook and Haroon Shamsher put out their first singles in the 1980s, it is impressive how current the...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Xáos

Xáos

Kudos goes to Ahetas and Dubulah, the two musicians from Dub Colossus who are at the core of this recording,...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Trees of Light

Anders Jormin

Swedish jazz-bassist Jormin here teams up once again with the highly distinctive voice of Lena Willemark, as they did on...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Fire, Sweat and Pastis

Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble

While collaborations bring together performers from all over the world, a project between Finnish and Beninese musicians still seems an...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Sun Shine Soul

Ameranouche

Ameranouche, as implied by the name, are a US Gypsy jazz, or manouche swing, trio. Led by guitarists Richard Sheppard...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

History of Rock Music in Ukrainian

The Ukrainians

The Ukrainians date back to 1990, when guitarist Peter Solowka from the band The Wedding Present teamed up with singer...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015