Like her brother, Caetano Veloso, Bethânia was a key player in the musical revolution which swept through late 60s and...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Taiko is a term that covers an array of Japanese drums (known as wadaiko). Since the mid-20th century, taiko has...
Reviewed by Darran Smith in issue: May/2017
Cante is a form of traditional polyphonic singing from the south of Portugal, namely from the region of Alentejo, usually...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
The great, groundbreaking monarch of Portuguese fado hasn’t really been given her due in » terms of disc space in...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: June/2013
Having started out as a busking duo in the idyllic surfing town of Byron Bay, Australian roots band Blue King...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Never judge a book by its cover. And here's the proof: behind the clumsy Photoshop artwork and liner notes there...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
This was always going to be interesting, Cypriot composer and performer Antonis Antoniou is well-known from the amazing groups Trio...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2021
Custódio Castelo is one of today's finest players of the 12-stringed Portuguese guitar. He is perhaps best known as the...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: July/2011
A subtle sifting through the Kalthoum songbook. Raised in Tunisia but now living in Brussels, Ghalia Benali has explored many...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: October/2010
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