Reviews
Of the People
Audacious, in-yer-face eclecticism characterises this debut album from the Manchester quintet. Having changed their name from the questionable Project Jam...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2018
Blak & Blu
Melbourne-based Aboriginal singer Kutcha Edwards is a big man with a big voice. A Mutti Mutti man, whose traditional country...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2013
Hangszín
Mónika Lakatos and the Gipsy Voices
The Oláh Roma of Hungary are a minority within a minority, having moved to Hungary and other areas of Central...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2021
Rhythms of Azerbaijani Dances
This is the latest in Felmay’s series of Azerbaijani music that focuses on folk and dance repertoire, and it features...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Lights in the Harbor
Originally a side project for accordionist Drew Simon, letting him play more accordion than he could in his ‘other’ band,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2020
Music is Our Business
Not many names from the golden age of dancehall in the 80s seem worthy of a Best Of. The obvious...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: July/2019
Don Letts Presents Culture Clash Radio
Don Letts started as DJ at the Roxy, the first London punk club, and this has allowed him to enjoy...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2017
Some Other Land
Perhaps best known for his work as fiddler for The Treacherous Orchestra, Session A9 and Peatbog Faeries, Adam Sutherland is...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2018
Seu Jorge and Almaz
This covers album is a radical departure from a standard Seu Jorge samba-funk album and those expecting the swinging, soulful...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Toubab Soul
As this solid debut testifies, Alma Afrobeat Ensemble is one of the tighter collectives in the genre. Fela Kuti’s template...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2011
