Reviews
Zoom Zemmatt
Senegalese singer and guitarist Mangane is somewhat of a late bloomer. At age 60, Zoom Zemmatt is his first release...
Reviewed 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 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 in issue January/2025
İstanbul’u Dinliyorum
London-based trio ZELT bear more than a passing stylistic resemblance to Istanbul’s Lalalar, crafting tunes with a strong Turkish and...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Ventre Unique
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp
Ventre Unique, the sixth album by Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, merges folk, krautrock, post-punk and African rhythms to create...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Al-Bahr
There’s so much going on with Finnish trio Wishamalii’s debut album that it almost invents a whole new genre of...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Tension
Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra
As the father of Ethio-jazz, the Ethiopian multi-instrumentalist and composer Mulatu Astatke has carved out a unique musical path. On...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Dima Libre
This is the fifth album in the lengthy career of a group led by Algerian singer-songwriter, Nedjim Bouizzoul. Having migrated...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Wani
Wani showcases an explosive collision between traditional Indonesian forms and Western instrumentation. It’s a daring and highly experimental project glued...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
