Reviews
Kinetic
Kinetic is the sixth album from Belgian five-piece Black Flower, and their sound is rightly evolving with their experience. The...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2025
Usures
Les Mécanos are ten hirsute men from Saint-Étienne who, in overalls and dungarees, sing in Occitan and French of the...
Reviewed by Julian May 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 by Justin Turford in issue: April/2025
Metamorfoses, Riddims e Afins
BNegão is known for his vocal work primarily with stoned rap-rockers Planet Hemp and his own band Seletores de Frequência....
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: April/2025
Las Últimas Composiciones de Violeta Parra
There’s a moment on this album, during the song ‘Cantores que Reflexionan’ (Singers Who Reflect), where the listener is held...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: April/2025
Abdallar’a Kalan / The Heritage of the Abdals
This special project, brought out by Turkey’s Kalan after three years of preparation, collects new recordings of 46 Abdal folk...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: April/2025
Oy Vesna Krasna
Karolina Węgrzyn is a Polish-born singer now resident in the UK. Oy Vesna Krasna (Oh, Beautiful Spring) is her debut...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2025
Juyungo: Afro-Indigenous Music from the Northwestern Andes
In the Ecuadorian city and surrounding region of Esmeraldas, the descendants of Africans who escaped slavery, and Indigenous peoples such...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: April/2025
Solstice Concert
Fabiano do Nascimento | Fabiano Do Nascimento
Raised in Rio and São Paulo, the now LA-based acoustic guitarist has had a busy time recently, with albums for...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2025
