Reviews
Gerasonobu
At the age of 27, Elida Almeida is a high achiever: Gerasonobu is her fourth album and she is considered...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2021
The Healing
BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness) return with an album of ‘music for the people, by the people, with the people.’...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: July/2019
Rough Guide to Salsa Divas
Asked to name 15 Latin divas, most people will stop at Celia Cruz. The album opens with a classic, and...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Afrolution Vol 2: The Original African Hip-Hop Collection
This second edition of African hip-hop compilations from the UK label Afrolution is a masterstroke of music collecting, a vibrant...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Beginner's Guide to English Folk
There's no shortage of folk compilations out there – be they strange folk, nu-folk, psych-folk or angry folk. When I...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2013
Weaving My Ancestors’ Voices
There's something plainly refreshing about witnessing an artist following their own path, uninhibited. Chandra's trilogy of albums – first released...
Reviewed by Anita Bhadani in issue: August/September/2023
’94 – Now: Collaborations
Asian Dub Foundation (ADF) celebrate 30 years of their radical history this autumn with this collection of the mightiest of...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: December/2024
Cast Your Fate To The Wind: The Complete Decca UK Recordings
Marianne Faithfull was a complex lady. She was not just the languid pop star who recorded ‘As Tears Go By’...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: September/2025
Rumba Africa
Emerging from the Congo, and flourishing even during that painful era when the country was renamed Zaire, African rumba became...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2026
