Reviews
Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Born in the US to immigrant parents from Rwanda and Uganda, Somi Kakoma is not only a Grammy-nominated jazz singer...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2022
It Takes Two to Tango
Tango music is going through a quiet period, as evidenced by the number of compilations and reissues in circulation. In...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
La Vida Llega
This album heralds a double return: Pepe Luis’ reappearance after his time as singer with the flamenco-pop band La Barbería...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: April/2016
De Kaboul à Bamako
This is a compilation of somewhat random tracks from across the Middle East and Africa that have been packaged as...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2020
Hummingbird
John Smith's rich and distinctive honeyed, gravelly vocals and deft fingerpicking guitar have featured prominently in folk projects such as...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2018
Plays Vasco Martins
Bau has been a behind-the-scenes stalwart of Cape Verdean music ever since Cesaria Evora first put the islands on the...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2013
Angathin
This is another great disc, possibly their best yet, from the Cypriot trio Monsieur Doumani. They push the musical boat...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2018
twelvemonth and a day
Based in Columbus, Georgia, this sextet boasts three professors, a music academy director, doctoral candidate and orchestra executive in its...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2022
12 Bombazos Bailables
Considering the sheer amount of quality music that came out of Colombia from the 50s through to the 70s, highlighted...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2020
Mean Old World
A native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Gordie Tentrees was raised on a farm in an environment described in his bio...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2021
