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GHANA: Kologo - Alostmen
Highlighting an ancient musical form and fusing it with modern sounds, this Ghanaian four-piece take the kologo into the 21st Century...
Joel Dwek
Jan 18, 20223 min read


YEMEN: Akher El Akhbar - Ahmed Fathi
The master of the oud demonstrates his skill not only in his musicianship but also through his production of the record Around November...
Danny Wiser
Jan 17, 20224 min read


MOZAMBIQUE: Majurugenta - Ghorwane
Dance or cry to this beautiful album, Majurugenta reminds us of Mozambique's challenging past and shows off the work of a phenomenal...
Danny Wiser
Jan 10, 20223 min read


SWEDEN/HAITI/MEXICO: Songs I-V - Rocks and Waves Song Circle
On the surface, this album seems a true enigma; yet by exercising patience and acceptance its truth will surely reveal itself to you......
Danny Wiser
Jan 9, 20225 min read


JAMAICA: Where We Come From - Popcaan
Redefining the genre with a unique tenderness, Popcaan's debut album deservedly launched him into the global public conciousness For most...
Danny Wiser
Jan 7, 20224 min read


NIGER: Houmeissa - Hama
Putting his own spin on both electronic music and the folk traditions of Niger, Hama has created an singular album that is all his own...
Joel Dwek
Jan 6, 20223 min read


LAOS: Miracle - JoJo Miracle
Part of a new generation of Lao pop star, Jojo Miracle entertains on his fun debut album Hailing from the Southeast Asian state of Laos,...
Joel Dwek
Jan 5, 20223 min read


INDIA/UK: Real Sugar - Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills
This East meets West album does far more than introduce Westerners to the beautiful Baul music tradition - it enables both artists to...
Danny Wiser
Jan 4, 20224 min read


PHILIPPINES: Diwa - Juan Karlos
Containing a variety of rock genres within, Juan Karlos' debut album shatters the child star image of its lead singer and songwriter with...
Joel Dwek
Jan 2, 20224 min read


GABON: Patience Dabany - Patience Dabany
Once part of the elite in Gabonese society, Dabany proves it was worth breaking free from the shackles of her former life with the...
Danny Wiser
Dec 31, 20213 min read


GEORGIA: Georgian Voices - The Rustavi Choir
An ancient tradition performed with panache, ladles of real human emotion and historical rigour - the ensemble prove why its worth...
Danny Wiser
Dec 30, 20213 min read


UK/BANGLADESH: Che Guava's Rickshaw Diaries - Lokkhi Terra
Afro-Cuban music inspired pianist Kishon Khan as a young man, and the result is this inspired album of Latin-South Asian fusion While the...
Joel Dwek
Dec 29, 20213 min read


MICRONESIA: Get It On - Ozeky
Despite questions about the album's quality, the Micronesian teaches us a deeper lesson about how artists should not pay too much...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
Dec 27, 20215 min read


LEBANON: Sourat Trait D'Union - Charbel Rouhana
Taking the oud and the music of the Middle East and fusing it with Western genres, Rouhana has formed an album that is accessible while...
Joel Dwek
Dec 5, 20213 min read


SOUTH AFRICA: End Beginnings - Lesego Rampolokeng with the Kalahari Surfers
A fascinating mix of poetry and music, Rampolokeng's sharp writing entertains and provokes in equal measure To the uninitiated (such as...
Joel Dwek
Nov 30, 20213 min read


NAMIBIA: Black Colonialists - Black Vulcanite
A whirlwind ride through many important themes, the hip-hop collective create innovative rhythms whilst always speaking truth to power...
Danny Wiser
Nov 22, 20217 min read


MOROCCO/FRANCE: Nayda! - Bab L'Bluz
Touted as 'psychedelic Gnawa blues', but what does that actually mean? Many nations hold a proud tradition of ritual poetry being sung to...
Danny Wiser
Nov 17, 20213 min read


MONTENEGRO: Eh Kad Bi Ti - Šako Polumenta
Enjoyable pop with some interesting flourishes, yet Polumenta's music does not stand out from the crowd The European region of the...
Joel Dwek
Nov 15, 20213 min read


FINLAND: Tolonen! - Jukka Tolonen
The guitar virtuoso is at his best on this album which not only shows off his skills, but his ear for interesting combinations of sound...
Joel Dwek
Nov 14, 20214 min read


RUSSIA: Последний герой (Posledniy geroy) - Kino
Rocking the boat of dictatorship from the 1980s until today, this Soviet rock record is not to be ignored As far as I am concerned, any...
Danny Wiser
Nov 13, 20213 min read
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