Reviews
Buya Buya: Come Back
One of the glories of apartheid-era township jive, the Mahotella Queens celebrate their 60th anniversary with their first album of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2025
Made Through Ritual
Founded by the American saxophonist James ‘Plunky’ Branch in the 1970s, Oneness of Juju would forge a soulful style of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2025
Une Voix M’Apelle: The Modern Lebanese Sound Of The Voix De L’orient Label 1967–1984
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Known as the ‘Switzerland of the Middle East’ during the 50s and 60s, Lebanon’s prosperous post-war economy saw its capital...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: October/2025
Stråk
In the mid-17th century, the copper mining industry began in the Norwegian town of Røros. The mines needed coal and...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2025
The Dome Sessions
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Designed in 1962 by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, the concrete dome in Tripoli, Lebanon was intended to be one of...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2025
Pastorale
East of West with Romano Crivici
For Pastorale, the East of West trio are joined by composer Romano Crivici on piano. As on the group’s earlier...
Reviewed by Christina M. Bauer in issue: October/2025
Needless Alley
Named after a backstreet that runs through his home city of Birmingham, Wilks’ third album arrives rich in original songs...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2025
Aura Reworks
Aura, the 2022 debut album by Hokkaido-born, London-based singer Hatis Noit, was a triumph of highly technical abstract vocal work...
Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: October/2025
80 Anos (Remixes)
The Orquestra Afro-Brasileira, founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1942 by conductor Abigail Moura, played a big band jazz version...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: October/2025
