Reviews
Avoudé
Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band
With Avoudé, Dogo du Togo makes a dynamic leap from the stripped-back sound of his 2022 debut to an electrifying...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: January/2025
Jouer
Here’s an easy-going fusion set, in which a Swedish jazz flautist teams up with a Malian ngoni player for a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2025
Made It All Up
Sociograss formed in 2018 when guitarist and singer Tim Leslie of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, visited Edinburgh, Scotland, for the first time....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/2025
A Terrible Beauty
More than half a century after his debut LP, Christy Moore’s first outing on Claddagh Records shows there’s still mileage...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/2025
Sotak
Now living in Lisbon and playing much of her music in Portugal and France, Karla Da Silva was born in...
Reviewed by Huw Hunnessy in issue: January/2025
Zoom Zemmatt
Senegalese singer and guitarist Mangane is somewhat of a late bloomer. At age 60, Zoom Zemmatt is his first release...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: January/2025
Keeping Company
Bill Laurance & Michael League
It’s nice to see Laurance and League are still stepping away from their Snarky Puppy duties for this more introspective...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: January/2025
De Cop i Volta
Brunzit is the Catalan word for both the buzzing of the bees and a drink that’s made from honey and...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2025
Alouane
Majid Bekkas, as well as being central to the revival of Moroccan Gnawa music, is restless in his exploration of...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: January/2025
