Reviews
Una y Otra Vez
Bruno Garcia is very much of the school of Manu Chao: a punk rocker in Paris in the 1980s of...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2011
L'Aurore
You could think of this as a good dance hall disc, a souvenir of a summer's night spent in the...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2017
Ndebele Songs
Many music lovers will be familiar with the isicathamiya style of singing, thanks to southern African groups such as Ladysmith...
Reviewed by Brian Chikwava in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
tender
Lady Maisery’s new album is a musical and lyrical exploration of the ambiguities of its one word title, tender. Hazel...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/February/2023
Vindodo
The first thing you'll notice about this album is its packaging – no jewel case here! Instead, the CD comes...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2019
Hand to Play
The Seattle-based guitarist and singer Eli West is well-known for his old-time Americana duo with fellow singer Cahalen Morrison. West's...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2019
Sing For Me
From Ziguinchor, southern Senegal, the musical heartland of the country, Cherif Mbaw’s second international release brings little of his musical...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
Break It Up
Rura are one of the most promising and interesting young bands to emerge recently and this, their debut album, establishes...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
