Reviews
Bagola
Trio da Kali | Trio da Kali & Kronos Quartet
Malian group Trio da Kali have been around for some time. They were at the BBC Proms in 2013, and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2025
Full Moon
It’s hard to miss Moonchild Sanelly. The South African singer can usually be identified by her blue braids and for...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2025
Vaivaik
From Taiwan, Sauljaljui is one of the island’s strongest vocalists, hailing from the aboriginal Paiwan people. She performed an impressive...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2025
So Kono
Salif Keita was supposed to have stopped recording. The singer-songwriter, nicknamed the ‘African Caruso’ and the ‘Golden Voice of Mali’,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2025
Remains to Be Scene
Not every bluegrass album starts with a cover of Ray Davies’ ‘Last of the Steam-Powered Trains’. But that’s part of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2025
Kembo
Jonathan Uliel Saldanha, a prolific linchpin producer of Nyege Nyege Tapes’ back catalogue, has combined with Kingdom Ulfame Choir, a...
Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: May/2025
Son Con Guaguancó
To mark the centennial of Cuban legend Celia Cruz’ birth, Craft Latino is reissuing a series of classic recordings. Opening...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2025
Mizik Maladi: Disques Debs International Vol 3
Henri Debs enjoyed an extraordinary career. Describing himself as “100% Guadeloupean, of Lebanese origin and French nationality”, he was born...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2025
Maisha Ya Mtaani
Mchiriku is a style from the streets of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, based on circular riffs and chords played on...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2025
