Reviews
Humanity is Falling Apart
For better or worse, the ominous title of this new album by Moh Alileche is not borne out by the...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
DOST 1
Derya Yıldırım doesn’t like to be pigeonholed. “I do what comes out of me. And if that is for some...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
The Trojan Story
Despite a series of late 60s chart hits by artists such as Desmond Dekker and Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican music faced...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Catleya: Bogotá Sessions
French-Argentinian producer Krak in Dub recorded this album in Bogotá with an eclectic pool of Colombian talent, reflected in the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Xogo
A fusion comprised of Galician folk, cumbia and hip-hop might sound unlikely but, as the second album from French foursome...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
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Kathryn Locke with Chodompa Music
The self-styled ‘wayward cellist’ returns from seven years of silence with a musical collective that draws on Indian and Tibetan...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Muzyka spod Radomia
This album is like spending an evening at a superb village folk night in Poland, which wouldn’t have existed 20...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Winter’s End
This powerful album opens with some strange buzzing percussion and tapping wood. It’s the first time a chikulo has appeared...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
The Ethiopian: Open the Gate of Zion
After recording solo ska singles at Studio One, Leonard Dillon formed The Ethiopians harmony trio in the rock steady era...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Where the Soul Never Dies
Mike Block is one of the bravest, most intriguing musicians on the American fusion scene. A cellist and member of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2021
