Reviews
Tricota
Electronic tango is in a decadent but decisive phase. As the fad falls away, a few bands have managed to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Made of Music
Over three albums and a decade of vigorous touring, the immaculate, mellifluous troubadour fusions of the Senegalese kora player Maher...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2018
Taos
Efrén López, Stelios Petrakis & Bijan Chemirani
In a trio setting there is little space to hide, so it is fortunate that each of the musicians here...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2018
City of Mirrors
Dos Santos are based in Chicago, but as the five-piece's surnames/nicknames – Chavez, Villarreal, ‘Maestro’ Vale, Garza, Karagianis – indicate,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2021
Il Sesto Continente
La Banda di Piazza Caricamento
Though based in Genoa, La Banda di Piazza Caricamento is only Italian by location. The 12 members represent 12 nationalities...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2015
Sendero Místico
Bands such as Chicha Libre and Los Chinches have already shown that chicha – essentially cumbia with guitars – sounds...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2014
Outras Histórias
The star of Deolinda's fourth studio album, Outras Histórias (Other Stories), is unquestionably Ana Bacalhau, whose warm, effortless vocals captivate...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
De Rio a Rio
Firstly there's that wordplay in the group's name; however, it's unclear if there is anything else that solid beyond the...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2018
Basta de Música
Context can be an important factor when it comes to music. Buscaglía's parents were part of a scene that helped...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2020
