Reviews
Strength to Survive: Deluxe EU Version
Last year, Virginia-based reggae outfit SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) released their fourth album Strength to Survive. The title was...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2013
The Art of the Chinese Guzheng
This album is a tribute to the main regional styles of guzheng (21-string zither) music in China. Having worked with...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: June/2019
Studies in Bossa
Following on from assorted Azymuth-related releases over the last few years, Far Out keep it in the family with this...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2011
Front Line: Sounds of Reality
Despite lasting less than two years, Virgin Records’ Front Line label produced some of the finest roots reggae of the...
Reviewed by Clyde Mcfarlane in issue: October/2014
Forever is 4 You
This could just as well be by a Malawi Mouse Boy, rather than Boys, as the music is so minimalist...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: May/2016
The Whole Affair – The Very Best of Mary Coughlan
Four years since her last release, the finest jazz and blues singer Ireland has produced since the late Ottilie Patterson...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Phantom Songs
Ten albums and over 1,500 gigs later, the Berliners are still all over the map. When the Iron Curtain was...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: July/2011
The Irish Sea Sessions 2010
The inaugural Irish Sea Sessions, of which this is an electrifying live recording from last year’s Liverpool Irish Festival, brought...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
The Astounding Eyes of Rita
The shadowy timbres of Anouar Brahem's last CD, Le Pas de Chat Noir, made it one of the most striking...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Cera Perdida
Since their inception a decade ago, Bogotá-based Colombian cumbia pioneers Frente Cumbiero have been a force to be reckoned with....
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2021
