Reviews
Éthiopiques 29: Mastawesha
Daniel Techane | Kassa Tessema
These two latest releases from Buda are in some respects polar opposites, though connected by a common theme. One is...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: October/2014
Chardi Kala
This is a great life-affirming disc from Sonny Singh, also known for his vocals and amazing trumpet playing in the...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2022
The Blue Road
World music fusion comes in many shapes and forms but, in the case of Colombian bassist Juan Garcia-Herreros (aka Snow...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: December/2016
Baladi Blues Reloaded Volume II
Remixes are like recipes: it may be possible to create something thrilling out of very little but it really helps...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2016
Na Estrada
Bel Air de Forro are a new France-based outfit, a trio of Brazilian singer Mariana Caetano, fellow Brazilian Marcelo Costa...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Nine Pin
Born to Afro-Caribbean parents in Québec and having lived and studied banjo in West Virginia's Appalachian mountains marks Kaia Kater...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2016
We Know by the Moon
The Anglo-Scottish quartet celebrate a decade of music making with their fourth album, We Know by the Moon. Emily Portman,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2024
Orquesta Akokán
Son and salsa are soulful and sultry, but mambo has got the edge when it comes to having a laugh....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2018
Local Spirits
Six-piece La Chooma weave together a heady blend of instrumental sounds on Local Spirits, their full-length debut. Built on layers...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: October/2025
The Importance of Being Espetacular
Thiago França Presents A Espetacular Charanga Do França
The avant-garde saxophonist, samba revivalist and Metá Metá co-founder Thiago França has been running the Carnaval charanga band A Espetacular...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: November/2021
