Global Music Column – June
Ahmed Ben Ali – Subhana From Maha’s 80s Egyptian orchestral pop to Fadoul’s 70s Moroccan psych-funk, independent label Habibi Funk has...
top of page
Search
- May 30, 2023
Global Music Column – May
Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood – Jarak Qaribak On their debut album, Israeli bandleader Dudu Tassa and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood...
- May 1, 2023
Global Music Column – April
Bongeziwe Mabandla – amaXesha Over the past decade, South African singer-songwriter Bongeziwe Mabandla has been reimagining Xhosa folk...
- Apr 17, 2023
Feist – Multitudes
The six years since the release of Leslie Feist’s last album, Pleasure, have been momentous ones for the Canadian singer-songwriter. She...
- Mar 31, 2023
Global Music Column – March
Ale Hop & Laura Robles – Agua Dulce The cajón contains a radical history. The box-shaped percussion instrument is now commonly used in...
- Mar 6, 2023
The Comet Is Coming review
Over the past decade, saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings has established himself as one of the most powerful voices in British improvised...
- Mar 3, 2023
Global Music Column – March
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily – Love in Exile Since her 2015 debut Bird Under Water, Pakistani American singer Arooj Aftab...
- Feb 27, 2023
Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective review
It is 41 years since US trumpeter Terence Blanchard first took to the stage at London’s Ronnie Scott’s. In 1982, Blanchard was a young...
- Feb 3, 2023
Global Music Column – February
Polobi & the Gwo Ka Masters – Abri Cyclonique The voice of 69-year-old Guadeloupean singer Moïse Polobi is a uniquely powerful presence....
- Jan 6, 2023
Global Music Column – January
Rian Treanor and Ocen James – Saccades Within the grid-based continuum of contemporary electronic music, Rotherham producer Rian Treanor...
- Dec 30, 2022
The 10 best global albums of 2022
10. Liew Niyomkarn – I Think of Another Time When You Heard It Sound artist Liew Niyomkarn’s latest album wove poignant field recordings...
- Dec 6, 2022
London Jazz Festival Showcases New Means, Methods of Expression
Over the past 30 years, U.K. jazz has taken on multiple, ever-changing guises. From the genre-spanning fusions of the group Polar Bear,...
- Dec 2, 2022
Global Music Column – December
Various Artists – Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition Into the Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986 Anchored in hip-swaying, syncopated clave rhythm...
- Nov 30, 2022
Stormzy steps back from grime in his introspective new album
Few artists can claim to lead mainstream British rap like Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo junior, an artist from south London known as...
- Nov 9, 2022
Global Music Column – December
Cheick Tidiane Seck – Kelena Fôly There are few places to hide on a solo piano record. The often fragile and expressive format has been a...
- Oct 10, 2022
Autechre – Barbican, London
Over the past decade, British experimental electronic duo Autechre have been playing live shows in the dark. Not the darkness of a...
- Oct 7, 2022
Global Music Column – November
Sarathy Korwar – Kalak Sarathy Korwar has a light touch behind the drum kit. Since debuting with 2016’s Day to Day, where he mixed the...
- Sep 9, 2022
Global Music Column – October
Mabe Fratti – Se Ve Desde Aquí Life after lockdown has been a time of creative change for Mabe Fratti. The Guatemalan cellist and...
- Sep 5, 2022
Beatrice Dillon and Kuljit Bhamra – review
The release of producer Beatrice Dillon’s 2020 debut album, Workaround, heralded a unique talent. Over 14 compositions – each clipping...
- Aug 23, 2022
Jaubi, Union Chapel – review
Pakistani quartet Jaubi are best described as improvisers rather than a band that operates within a particular genre. Although their...
bottom of page