Reviews
Akö
Born in Cameroon in 1974 but resident in Paris since 2005, Bassy spent ten years in the jazz fusion group...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2015
Leva-me aos Fados
Even if you missed Ana Moura's first three albums, this disc is an excellent introduction to her art and her...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: July/2010
Recalentados
We know that Los Amparito, the project of Mexican producer Carlos Pesina Siller, is playful because a) Los Amparito is...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/February/2023
Hombre de Piedra
Axel Krygier, the Buenos Aires-born, Switzerland-based multi-instrumentalist, is back with another catchy and refreshingly unpredictable disc. His quirks have definitely...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Apr/May/2015
La Llorona
While she could play the tragic heroine with a bleeding heart with the best of them, Chavela Vargas was also...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2018
1958
With his soulful voice, Cameroonian author and singer-songwriter Blick Bassy delivers a luminous and reflective album of 11 songs. Using...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: April/2019
El Laberinto del Coco
After playing percussion for the cream of Puerto Rico's musical talent (such as Calle 13 and Jerry Medina) as well...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2018
Himno Vertical
Rocío Márquez is an established singer, experimentalist and PhD graduate intent on refracting flamenco through a 21st-century lens. Steeped in...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: September/2025
Quinto Mundo
This fifth album from the Franco-Chilean stalwarts of Marseille may not contain anything quite so blistering as ‘La Weá’ from...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2026
Kill Me or Negotiate
Egyptian vocalist and trumpeter Abdullah Miniawy and French electronicist Simo Cell have been collaborating for just over two years, tinkering...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2021
