“People always underestimate the tuba” observes Theon Cross, whose new album Fyah sets out to put this straight with fierce...
Bridging de generations, Inna De Yard were formed when reggae stars Ken Boothe, Cedric Myton (of the legendary Congos), Winston...
We are going to be honest from the beginning; listening to Ifriqiyya Électrique, as much as writing about them, is...
Ghanaian artist and producer Rocky Dawuni is one of the world’s leading African artists, not only specialising in reggae music,...
Jazz has many different guises and, within those guises, a further plethora of textures. It’s one of the traits that...
The Last Poets need no introduction, yet I find myself being reintroduced to them through their album Understanding What Dub...
Cykada’s first album release, Cykada, is a colourful mix of styles and activity, condensed into five instrumental pieces. The compositions...
An Argentine group who stood out from their peers with their proud feminist stance, Fémina consists of Clara Trucco, Sofia...
Dr Strangedub (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Dub the Bomb) is possibly one of the most inventive...
Pidgin rap provocateurs Fokn Bois are back with seven-track EP Afrobeats LOL, which satirises the globalised afrobeats genre, albeit using...
The Comet Is Coming is a trio of jazz/psychedelic enthusiasts, one of whom is the increasingly recognised Shabaka Hutchings, who...
Sociativa (Jarring Effects) is a punchy, electronic and beat-heavy rendition of older Brazilian pieces (mostly from North East Brazil) which have...