Reviews
Man No Die
Bola Johnson has been one of the finds in the recent plethora of re c ent Nigerian highlife/Afro-funk archive reissues....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Mãe da Lua
This loose collective of multicultural musicians is fronted by Brazilian poet, singer and musician India Mãe da Lua. Her resonant...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: March/2018
You Will Never Die!
Clarinettist Yom's second project with his band The Wonder Rabbis comes seven years after the first one. In between, he's...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Roll Columbia: Woody Guthrie's 26 Northwest Songs
In these pages last year (#120) I reviewed Greg Vandy's book 26 Songs in 30 Days: Woody Guthrie's Columbia River...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2017
Kintal da Banda
The Angolan legend José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho, aka Bonga, turns 80 this year and his latest album is released...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2022
Rua da Emenda
Up to this point, António Zambujo had been gradually climbing a ladder that meant both more international recognition, establishing a...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Apr/May/2015
Nickel Creek/This Side/Why Should the Fire Die?
When Nickel Creek formed in 1989, siblings Sara and Sean Watkins and Chris Thile were not yet 13 years old....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2020
À Flor da Pele
It was inevitable that fado, like any other musical genre, would find a new audience (even in its home country)...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2010
Largo da Memória
With Largo da Memória (Coast of Memory), Ribeiro confirms himself as one of the most distinctive artists in the new...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: October/2014
Alto da Maravilha
Russo Passapusso & Antonio Carlos e Jocafi
It's hard to believe that Alto da Maravilha was recorded remotely during the pandemic, such is the alchemy on show...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
