Reviews
Orfeo
Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party
The title-track of Orfeo is a version of the Orpheus and Eurydice story dating from the 13th century, via a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2012
Bondeko
Back in 2004, Cameroonian multi-instrumentalist Richard Bona, Congolese griot Lokua Kanza and the French-Caribbean musical adventurer Gerald Toto convened to...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2018
Kulture Noir
She sings beautifully. She writes and composes. She speaks out against injustice. She makes her own out-there clothing. If ever...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Incendo
Feisty fiddles and thrilling tunes have long been at the heart of Scotland’s mighty Blazin’ Fiddles – and their new...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2026
Magic Nights
Fifty years after his debut LP, Christ Moore's latest solo offering sees the Irish icon trawling though his live back...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2020
Son Verdad
Xiomara Fortuna – attributed with founding the feminist movement in the Dominican Republic, an ‘out’ lesbian and a defender of...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: May/2019
Sonho Real
It's ten years since Flavia Coelho moved from her native Brazil to Paris, where she created a reggae-tinged mixture she...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
The Rough Guide to Fado Legends
It's only natural that for every musical genre there is one voice that stands out and outshines everyone else. If...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Jiuta & Kotouta
Ensemble Yonin No Kaï were formed in 1957, when each of the four members was awarded a gold medal at...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2019
