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Review of A Tiempo

A Tiempo

Rosario La Tremendita

Top of the World

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

Hailing from Triana, Seville's one time Gypsy quartei and home of classic flamenco, Rosario Guerrero Hernández, aka ‘La Tremendita’, has...

Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Nostalgique Porto Rico: Plenas, Guarachas, Boléros et Chansons Jibaras 1940-1960

Nostalgique Porto Rico: Plenas, Guarachas, Boléros et Chansons Jibaras 1940-1960

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★★

Long before Ricky Martin and Daddy Yankee seduced the diaspora with their very different hybrid pop rhythms, the island of...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2019

Review of Origem

Origem

Luiz Murá

Luiz Murá

Rating: ★★

Luiz Murá is a diverse musician. He sings in Portuguese, Japanese, English and Italian, performs samba, bossa nova or any...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2020

Review of Forefowk, Mind Me

Forefowk, Mind Me

Quinie

Top of the World

Upset the Rhythm

Rating: ★★★★

Scots is one of three official languages north of the border, along with English and Gaelic, and it is in...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2025

Review of Òran Bagraidh

Òran Bagraidh

Òran Bagraidh Project

Knockengorroch

Rating: ★★★★

This is a piece of musical archaeology. It feels like you are hearing sounds and words from the distant past....

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2019

Review of Sobre Crianças, Quadris, Pesadelos e Lições de Casa…

Sobre Crianças, Quadris, Pesadelos e Lições de Casa…

Emicida

Sterns Music

Rating: ★★★

Though Criolo has stolen the limelight as the voice of those living on Brazil's periphery, Emicida's career has followed a...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2016

Review of Orfeo

Orfeo

Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party

Top of the World

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The title-track of Orfeo is a version of the Orpheus and Eurydice story dating from the 13th century, via a...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2012

Review of Copperdollar: The Back of Beyond

Copperdollar: The Back of Beyond

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Freshly Squeezed Music

Rating: ★★★

This is the work of DJ Marc Stylus, resident disc spinner with the freaky immersive theatre company Copperdollar. Emerging out...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Songs From Walking with Spirits

Songs From Walking with Spirits

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Djilpin Arts

Rating: ★★★★

The re-release of this 2007 album showcases an extraordinary collaboration that brought together Aboriginal songmen with other Australian musicians. It...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2023

Review of Pupillo

Pupillo

Pupillo

Amor in Sound

Rating: ★★★★★★★

Pupillo first came to my attention as a percussionist in Nação Zumbi, playing alongside Chico Science when he was still...

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: May/2026

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