NUBIYAN TWIST – JUNGLE RUN – STRUT / !K7 Martin Madigan·May 1, 2019The 12-piece Nubiyan Twist have created something rather special here. ‘Jungle Run’ is all about inclusion, about celebrating...0 Comments·0
MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER – BON VOYAGE – DOMINO Martin Madigan·October 17, 2018 The second album from Melody Prochet is a multilingual affair, the chanteuse switching effortlessly between French, English...0 Comments·0
QUANTIC & NIDIA GÓNGORA – CURAO – TRU THOUGHTS Martin Madigan·July 20, 2017The collaboration between the ever-willing and musically open Quantic (Will Holland) and Colombian singer Nidia Góngora has been...0 Comments·0
MULATU ASTATKE – MULATU OF ETHIOPIA (STRUT RECORDINGS) Martin Madigan·June 16, 2017This is the first official reissue of an album Mulatu Astatke recorded in New York in 1972. The...0 Comments·0
SHABAKA AND THE ANCESTORS – WISDOM OF ELDERS – BROWNSWOOD Martin Madigan·October 6, 2016ALBUMS / INTERNATIONAL / LEFTFIELD Shabaka Hutchings is a remarkable musician. He is also a restless talent, with...0 Comments·0
KONONO NO.1 – KONONO NO.1 MEETS BATIDA – CRAMMED DISCS Martin Madigan·May 5, 2016An energetic meeting of minds, this, as the legendary Congolese band Konono no.1, who have already delivered energetic...0 Comments·0