Reviews
Hayvan Gibi
The intimacy of hearing – and seeing – Baba Zula Live has Lately surpassed the experience of Listening to some...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: November/2020
Bahia Com H
Perhaps because she worked alongside the likes of Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento – among other Brazilian greats –...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2022
Como Las Canto Yo
iLe, a former member of alternative Puerto Rican hip-hop outfit Calle 13, is having a busy year. A guest appearance...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: December/2025
Hammer Down
The SteelDrivers definitely put the hammer down on their latest album, which captures the Nashville-based ensemble’s pitch-perfect blend of country,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2013
Drift
Nashville bluegrass banjo stalwart Wes Corbett’s new album, Drift, is surprisingly spectacular. A member of the Sam Bush Band, Corbett...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: January/2026
The King of History
Daniel Misiani came to the attention of non-Kenyans in the late 80s with two albums released in the UK that...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: October/2010
Jazz Is Dead 026
Working together since 1969, the hugely popular musical partnership of Antonio Carlos and Jocafi combines the folk traditions of their...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: May/2026
Chinook Waltz
When you click the ‘Music’ tab on Over the Moon’s website, the introductory note says, ‘With this album, we tried...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2022
Garrincha – Estrela Solitária OST
Brazilians have an expansive metaphor for their football team’s enduring 50s icon. Wing legend Manuel Francisco dos Santos, aka Garrincha,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2010
The Living World's Demands
As a first-generation Punjabi-American from Baltimore, Ami Dang uses sitar, voice and electronics to carve a complex identity. She deals...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2022
