Reviews
El Sonido de Fingier Records
Kevin Fingier & The Kevin Fingier Collective
Any track entitled ‘Latin Dynamite’ suggests to this jaundiced mind one of those tawdry cover albums of chart hits found...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2023
Madjafalao
Le Tout-Puissant Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
One of the great West African big bands of the 1970s, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo were Benin’s answer to Senegal’s Orchestra Baobab,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
The Road to Jajouka
The artist and writer Brion Gysin took Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones to see the Jajouka Musicians shortly before...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Moçambique
Born in Maputo 52 years ago but now resident in Sweden, Celso Paco released his excellent debut album Dugongo in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
Island Catch
This is the second full-length release from Taiwanese pipa player Yufeng and American singer and acoustic guitarist Chen, and the...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: April/2021
Otodi
The cover of this album goes a great way to describing the audio treasure that lies inside. A mask representing...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
The Conversation
The generous amount of music offered on The Conversation by Pete's Posse may not get you much closer to identifying...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Saigon Supersound, 1965-75 Volume 1
Five years after Sublime Frequencies' release Saigon Rock and Soul – Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 (reviewed in #85), here is...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: October/2017
Lust
Louisa Lyne & Di Yiddishe Kapelye
Winning Der Idisher Idol 2019 has brought Louisa Lyne and her group Di Yiddishe Kapelye into prominence. Released on September...
Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
The Last Bell
Alan Kelly plays piano accordion with great verve and subtlety. His gang consist of: Steph Geremia on flute and vocals;...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2015
