Reviews
Njhyi
Hold onto the sides, and open your mind. NOK Cultural Ensemble come at you like a rhythmic juggernaut, fuelled by...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2022
Mariage
The Wau Wau Collectif was formed by Karl-Jonas Winqvist from Sweden with an eclectic group of 20 Senegalese contributors after...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022
Apparition
Jambinai's follow-up to the magnificent Onda may be short, but it's another exhilarating and intriguing offering from the deserved winners...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2022
You, Golden
Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell
You, Golden was apparently recorded live, in a barn and in a smattering of days, but it couldn't sound further...
Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: December/2022
Islais a Genir
In these English-dominated isles, almost any use of the Welsh language becomes a political act. VRï are a trio on...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2022
Joudour
Bekkas has been a Gnawa fusion artist for more than three decades, founding his Gnaoua Blues Band back in 1990,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2022
De Repente
Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies have unearthed a pair of rare Latin jazz albums by a Venezuelan pianist, part...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2022
Kiteky
This latest album from the French four-piece Electric Vocuhila, comes hot on the heels of a residency spent in Madagascar...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: December/2022
