Reviews of Razia Said's Akory and Lucas Santtana's Sobre Notes e Dias.
Silk & Stone by Amira Medunjanin; Lament by Einstürzende Neubauten.
Animism by Tanya Tagaq; Spirit of Malombo by Julian Bahula.
Film of Life by Tony Allen; Voice + Vision by Various Artists.
Bloody Rain by Sarah-Jane Morris; The Island of Dr Electrico by The Bombay Royale.
Queen Between by Susheela Raman; Tzenni by Noura Mint Seymali.
Toumani & Sidiki by Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté; La Tsadika by Mor Karbasi.
Marinah by El Baile de las Horas; The Phoenix and the Turtle by Beverley Martyn.
Using archive footage, propaganda material and public information films to accompany their music, J Willgoose and Wrigglesworth weave together past, present and future. Jo Lateu asks J Willgoose what it’s all about.
Records from General Paolino featuring Mama Celina and Quercus.
Music by The Anti-Capitalist Roadshow (Fuse Records CF 099 2CD).
Music by Graveola (Mais Um Discos CD MAIS013)
'Riots have been nearly happening all my life,' poet-rapper Speech Debelle tells Louise Gray.
The new album by Norwegian artist Jenny Hval is astonishing - as much about poetry and story-telling as performance, says Louise Gray.