Ammar Kalia

Over the past decade, the hard-blowing sound of Shabaka Hutchings’s saxophone has been a constant of the British jazz scene. Working...

Jowee Omicil – Spiritual Healing: Bwa Kayiman Freedom Suite In August 1791, a group of enslaved Haitians met in the woods of Bois Caïman,...

The EFG London Jazz Festival and the show keeps on getting bigger and bigger. This year’s 31st edition, which took place Nov. 10–19, was...

Thandi Ntuli with Carlos Niño – Rainbow Revisited South African jazz has taken a maximal turn in recent years. Artists such as the...

Vilnius is a city that wears its scars on its sleeve. 23 years since Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union, its capital...

Titanic – Vidrio Over three solo albums, Guatemala-born and Mexico City-based cellist and singer Mabe Fratti has honed the art of...

DJ Znobia: Inventor Vol 1 In the late 90s, dancer Sebastião Lopes was experimenting with the production software FruityLoops in his...

Deena Abdelwahed – Jbal Rrsas Since the release of her debut album Khonnar in 2018, Tunisian DJ and producer Deena Abdelwahed has been on...

Every few years, there is a flurry of excitement as an artist is “rediscovered”. Old cassettes, records and master tapes are dusted off...

Ahmed Ben Ali – Subhana From Maha’s 80s Egyptian orchestral pop to Fadoul’s 70s Moroccan psych-funk, independent label Habibi Funk has...

Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood – Jarak Qaribak On their debut album, Israeli bandleader Dudu Tassa and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood...

Bongeziwe Mabandla – amaXesha Over the past decade, South African singer-songwriter Bongeziwe Mabandla has been reimagining Xhosa folk...

The six years since the release of Leslie Feist’s last album, Pleasure, have been momentous ones for the Canadian singer-songwriter. She...

Ale Hop & Laura Robles – Agua Dulce The cajón contains a radical history. The box-shaped percussion instrument is now commonly used in...

Over the past decade, saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings has established himself as one of the most powerful voices in British improvised...

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily – Love in Exile Since her 2015 debut Bird Under Water, Pakistani American singer Arooj Aftab...

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...

Polobi & the Gwo Ka Masters – Abri Cyclonique The voice of 69-year-old Guadeloupean singer Moïse Polobi is a uniquely powerful presence....

Rian Treanor and Ocen James – Saccades Within the grid-based continuum of contemporary electronic music, Rotherham producer Rian Treanor...

10. Liew Niyomkarn – I Think of Another Time When You Heard It Sound artist Liew Niyomkarn’s latest album wove poignant field recordings...