Reviews
Mirantes Emocionais
Melo, a young Brazilian composer, guitarist and singer, with his band O Ministério da Consciência, presents his take on not...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: May/2024
Birds and Beasts: Music by Martyn Bennett & Fraser Fifield
Regarded as one of the most innovative Scottish musicians of his time on the back of albums such as 1998...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Átimo
There has been an intriguing Sweden-Salvador, Brazil connection establishing itself of late, with Swedish producer Sebastian Notini working with Tiganá...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2020
Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984
Makossa united the tastes of a divided Cameroon, not least because it was a musical style that could bend around...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2017
One Day
It's titled One Day because it took just that for the remarkable fiddle player Jenna Reid to record this exquisite...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023
Algo Nuevo
The Brighton-based Mr Bongo has just released two Juan Pablo Torres recordings from the late 70s as part of its...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: September/2024
Guzo
It's not often that one is greeted by such a strong debut, so effortlessly shot through with intelligence and creativity....
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Zoot!
The prose of their website links this new sextet from Prince Edward Island with ‘a time when pleasure usurped profession...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Small Island Big Song
A little idea that's grown into a large project, Small Island Big Song is the brainchild of Australian sound producer...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2018
Banda Dois
Having quit formal politics and swapped President Lula and Brasilia for a return to the international circuit, Gil presents us...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: July/2010
