Reviews
Strì
The singer Maeve Mackinnon's third studio album, Strì (meaning ‘to strive’ or ‘to struggle’) is a beautiful piece of work....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2018
A World Like This
Seasoned producer and performer of what he describes as ‘folk/roots/labour and protest music,’ George Mann is a former union organiser...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2022
Huambo Música Sessions
From spicy semba to the hip club beats of kuduro, it is the urban music styles of Angola that are...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Apr/May/2014
The Bariba Sound
There have been some great music reissues from Benin in recent years – particularly the compilations African Scream Contest and...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2012
Pasado en Claro
This album is credited to double bass player Anders Jormin, and indeed seven of the 11 compositions are his. Yet...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2023
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
Origen
Origen marks a change in style for the Spanish duo Fuel Fandango. Nita (Cristina Manjón) is a singer from Córdoba...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: June/2020
In the Wake of Memories
A Syrian refugee, an international aid worker and a philosopher walk into a recording studio… When three musicians from very...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: December/2020
Asimétrico
It’s a pity the name ‘trance’ has already been taken for a music genre, as it is the perfect descriptor...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2021
Brazilian Beats 7
One of the great things about the Brazilian Beats series is that it has precious few restraints to its remit....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
