Reviews
The Rough Guide to Samba
In this latest incarnation of The Rough Guide to Samba, compiler John Armstrong works from a generous definition of Brazil's...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2013
El Existential
The first thing that will strike most listeners as strange about the latest offering from Grupo Fantasma is to see...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Jaadu
Faiz Ali Faiz, the qawwali singer from Pakistan, has been involved in several fusion projects – notably the remarkable Qawwali...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Gamelan of Java, Volume IV: Puspa Warna
Lyrichord's latest two discs highlight Javanese gamelan music's diversity. On Puspa Warna, musicians from central Java perform some of the...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: June/2011
Músicas Para Churrasco Vol 1
Seu Jorge's latest finds the Brazilian singer back doing what he does best. His previous record, a selection of rock-leaning...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2012
El Grito
Cumbia is to 2021 what tango electronica was in 2001; for every dashing, inspired revivalist experiment there are dozens of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2021
Tjamuku Ngurra: Grandfather's Country
Aboriginal desert reggae-rock has a history dating back to the late-70s, when Central Australian bands such as No Fixed Address...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
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
Scatter the Light
Scatter the Light, the latest album by Grammy-winning violin virtuoso Eileen Ivers, is jam-packed with tracks showcasing the Irish-American's nonpareil...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2020
Sur Mon Dos
Like Manu Chao, Matjé is a musical voyager, who took his artist’s name from the Creole word ‘to write’. The...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2023
