Reviews
From Transylvania
Where is the meeting point between Romanian folklore and Jamaican-influenced dub? Lil Obeah, from Transylvania, is there, with hints of...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: May/2022
A Cassowary Apart
Andrew Tuttle & Padang Food Tigers
The world of ambient banjo is a small one. This was the joke that brought together two participants in the...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2021
Soho
On his debut album, Cuban singer-songwriter Domingo Candelario leaves behind many of the Cuban and Brazilian influences he’s been honing...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2012
Rompiendo Aguas
The name of this duo, made up of Gerona-born Silvia Pérez Cruz and Israeli Ravid Goldschmidt, doesn’t refer to the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012
Unity
A Gnawa singer and master of the three-stringed sintir lute, Hassan Hakmoun made his name more than 20 years ago...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2014
Atlantic Beat: Mad’in Portugal
There is a variety of ways of ordering a coffee in Portugal: OqueStrada tells us all about it in ‘Café...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Peculiar, Missouri
One thing peculiar about Willi Carlisle’s Peculiar, Missouri is how peculiar it ain’t, except in the sense that the dozen...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2022
Music from Saharan WhatsApp
Sahel Sounds’ groundbreaking 2011 compilation Music from Saharan Cellphones opened the world’s ears to the massive network of democratic digital...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/September/2022
Wild Kingdom
Anyone who isn't able to catch the Texan trio on their UK tour this November can console themselves with this,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2019
Bluegrass
A handful of engaging selections punctuate the 13 tracks on this album, Putumayo’s initial venture into the bluegrass realm. David...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
