Drummer, composer and producer Romarna Campbell (*) talks about meeting her teenage inspirations, how she nearly gave up drums and the complex challenges of being a Black woman in music. Feature for […]
#IWD2022: Drummer Romarna Campbell
Alice Russell – ‘To Dust’
Alice Russell – To Dust (Bonus Track Edition) (Tru Thoughts. Album review by Amy Sibley-Allen) Nobody can deny the heart and soul that reverberate from British singer-songwriter Alice Russell. With this special […]
#IWD2021: guitarist Shirley Tetteh
Amy Sibley-Allen talks to London-based guitarist and composer Shirley Tetteh on catching up on sleep during the pandemic, the wonders of neuroscience podcasts, her dreams to play women’s football in the US […]
Alice Zawadzki Band & Rob Luft Quintet + Amika String Quartet
Alice Zawadzki Band & Rob Luft Quintet + Amika String Quartet (Livestreamed from Cambridge Jazz Festival, 21 November 2020. Review by Amy Sibley-Allen) This double bill livestreamed from the Junction Theatre in […]
Fini Bearman – “La Loba”
Fini Bearman – La Loba (Bad Mother Records. CD review by Amy Sibley-Allen) La Loba is the fourth studio album by London-based singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Fini Bearman. Powerful and enchanting storytelling […]
Various artists – “Door to the Cosmos”
Various artists – Door to the Cosmos (On The Corner. CD review Amy Sibley-Allen) Door to the Cosmos can only be described as a tremendous 24-track compilation album from the innovative and […]
Meraki – “Meraki”
Meraki – Meraki (Ubuntu Music. Review by Amy Sibley-Allen) The self-titled debut album from North Yorkshire-born composer and pianist Jacky Naylor’s trio Meraki is certainly music for the soul. Meraki (μεράκι) is […]
Christian Lillinger – “Open Form For Society Live”
Christian Lillinger – Open Form For Society Live (PLAIST (EDEL). CD Review by Amy Sibley-Allen) German drummer Christian Lillinger’s 2019 studio album Open Form For Society was a carefully perfected album where […]
