Reviews
Just Dennis/Deep Down
Despite being dubbed ‘The Crown Prince of Reggae’ by Bob Marley, Dennis Brown's success in Jamaica never led to international...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2019
Acabou Chorare
Originally released on Som Livre in 1972, Acabou Chorare was recently voted the Best Brazilian Album Ever in a Rolling...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2016
Europa
This is a re-release of the Bavarian brass-band-cum-techno outfit's second album, although it's not entirely clear why an album that...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2015
30: Real World at WOMAD
You might expect a compilation of Real World artists who have played at WOMAD over the last 30 years to...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2012
Rolling Back
Hungarian Gypsy band Parno Graszt hail from the village of Paszab in the north-east of the country. Led by tambura...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2019
Africainement Vôtre
Magic System, the Ivory Coast's most successful proponents of zouglou – a mix of zouk, ragga and soca music –...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Fathoms
Each of them is an acclaimed solo artist in their own right, but together, The Furrow Collective continue to be...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Songs of Love & Death
Reg Meuross and Harbottle & Jonas
This collaboration between English acoustic scene veteran Reg Meuross and the Devon folk duo David Harbottle and Freya Jonas sprung...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: January/February/2022
