Reviews
Super Nova Samba Funk
Over a decade that’s seen all kinds of obscure and often fantastic Brazilian funk prised from the archives, the band...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Gloryland
There are a lot of trad jazz revivalist acts out there. The LA-based seven-piece California Feetwarmers are one of many...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2019
10
It's a great back story: five musicians from Colombia and Argentina living illegally in Barcelona meet playing music on the...
Reviewed by Russell Patron in issue: Apr/May/2012
Meet Me at Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras in Louisiana is one of the world’s great public celebrations. The Cajuns have their own country Mardi Gras...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2012
Flamenco
By embracing the Spanish folk song form copla and merging influences from pop, Diana Navarro joined a new wave of...
Reviewed by Russell Parton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Hotel Univers
Jupiter & Okwess International
For someone releasing his debut album, Jupiter Bokondji – the self-styled ‘rebel general’ of Congolese music – has been around...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Capacity to Love
What do you do when you’ve performed from atop the Eiffel Tower, sold out such prestigious venues as the Barbican...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2022
Tirán
There’s a thrilling balance here between questing innovation and serenading sounds from Galician piper and flautist Anxo Lorenzo. Supported by...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Cera Perdida
Since their inception a decade ago, Bogotá-based Colombian cumbia pioneers Frente Cumbiero have been a force to be reckoned with....
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2021
