Reviews
Cathedrals Beneath the Black Mountain
This is an accomplished, confident new album from Denver guitarist D. West, who leans more towards the ‘new age’ instrumental...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: January/2026
Babo Moreno
Son of renowned Brazilian percussionist Bosco de Oliveira, Fabio de Oliveira, aka Babo Moreno, grew up in London, making his...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: October/2025
Vida, Pasión y Tango
When José Libertella died in December 2004, it seemed inevitable that Argentina’s best-known post-Piazzolla orchestra would have to accept its...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2011
Kíla Alive
Recorded live in various venues throughout 2016, this latest offering from the irrepressible Kíla captures the outfit in their natural...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2017
A Black & Tan Ball
Ben Hunter, Phil Wiggins & Joe Seamons
This may not be a concert recording, but it has all the spontaneity, intimacy and magic of a great gig:...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2017
Ni Hui – Voices of the Forest
There is a running joke in Brazil that the state of Acre doesn’t really exist, an idea based on its...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: July/2025
Ama Gogela
This scintillating album from Durban trio Phelimuncasi is named after a South African bee famed for its power and brutal...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2022
Calle Gitana
Lucas Romero is a member of Gitano Family, a Spanish band based in Arles, Provence, whose 2005 Spring Hill release...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/2017
This is Tehran?
Getting their music heard outside of Iran can be tricky for artists working in the oppressive environment enforced by the...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2021
Live at Another Sky Festival
Recorded live at London’s Café Oto during their Another Sky Festival in September 2023, this is a hypnotic and exhilarating...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2025
