Reviews
Edo Funk Explosion Vol 1
Much of the music emanating from Nigeria during the 1970s and 80s was an imitation of European and American disco....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2021
Festival Flamenco Gitano
Imagine a time before the kaleidoscopic wonder of world music was available at the click of a mouse . Then...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Galargan
Cardiff-based songwriter and instrumentalist Gareth Bonello, better known as The Gentle Good, explores the traditional song and folklore of his...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2023
Influence
The Count and the Cuban Cocktail
The ever-expanding Cuban diaspora notwithstanding, there's something slightly bizarre about the circumstances of this debut album – recorded by a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2015
Altur Mur
You know that bit in From Dusk till Dawn when the film goes from kidnap story to vampire flick with...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2022
Syrr
It’s been more than eight years since Maryam Saleh’s last album. A stalwart of the Egyptian alternative scene, many believed...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2026
Zamaan Ya Sukkar: Exotic Love Songs and Instrumentals from the Egyptian 60s
Ghent-based record label and DJ collective Radio Martiko answered the prayers of rare record enthusiasts worldwide when they re-released Abdou...
Reviewed by Joshua French in issue: November/2018
The Art of the Duduk
The glorious 11th-century Varagavank monastery on the front of this CD shows that architecture is one of the great achievements...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2021
Riû
After a very promising debut album, produced by Argentinian musician Gustavo Santaolalla (leader of Bajofondo Tango Club), Cuca Roseta looked...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2016
Um Violão na Madrugada + Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão
This Baden Powell is not to be mistaken with the British founder of the Boy Scouts Association who went by...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
