Reviews
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Originally formed back in 2003, as a quasi-attempt to set a new world record for the most horn musicians playing...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2013
Friends & Family of Hawai’i
With four Grammy nominations and numerous local awards to her credit, vocalist Amy Hanaiali’i Gilliom is Hawaii’s best-selling female artist....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2010
ELLA
La Dame Blanche is Yaite Ramos Rodriguez, daughter of Jesús ‘Aguaje’ Ramos, trombonist and musical director of the Buena Vista...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2020
A Time Between Birth and Chaos
On stage, he sits with a qanun, the Middle Eastern zither, on his lap and a table crammed with electronic...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2023
När Isen Går
Duo Systrami have built up a reputation as charismatic performers, playing on the intuitive chemistry they have, being twin sisters....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2018
Studio One Dub Fire Special
London record label Soul Jazz Records have done an excellent job in ensuring that the vast library of recordings made...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2016
Dima Libre
This is the fifth album in the lengthy career of a group led by Algerian singer-songwriter, Nedjim Bouizzoul. Having migrated...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2025
Loudon Live in London
An excellent overview of the six-decade-long career of one of America’s preeminent (and funniest) troubadours. Recorded during a three-night stand...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2025
Elegancia Tropical
Colombia's Bomba Estéreo surprised everyone with the lead single from their second album. Gone was the pounding electro-carnival thrum of...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2013
