Reviews
The Roots of Chicha II
I imagine a lot of Peruvian women have enjoyed dancing on the dance floor to the female singer of Manzanita...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Caravana Sereia Bloom
Céu's first two albums established her as one of Brazil's most important new artists. Both received Grammy nominations, topped all...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2012
Maya: Bickram Ghosh’s Dedication to Ravi Shankar
One oft-cited example of the musicianship of sitar legend Ravi Shankar, who died in 2012, is that he was the...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: May/2017
Music from the Dunhuang Caves / Seeking the Tao of Strings
Wu Man | Wu Man & Kojiro Umezaki
Wu Man, a contemporary master of the pipa (the Chinese lute) has recently released two albums that demonstrate her fascinating...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/2025
Sabiduria/Wisdom
Multi-Grammy-winning Puerto Rican pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri celebrated his 80th birthday last December. This is his first album in...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2017
Addis Through the Looking Glass
Given that Dub Colossus's debut, A Town Called Addis, was one of the best albums of 2008 and that this...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2011
Antologia, Vol 1
When it comes to vintage dance music from the tiny Atlantic African islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, it would...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2022
Songs by Geirr Tveitt
This music is fragile, meditative and delicate, with soundscapes leading us into secret, intimate places. The names on the album...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Sins We Made
The second outing from Canadian duo Harrow Fair – Miranda Mulholland (from Great Lake Swimmers) and Andrew Penner (musician and...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
