Reviews
Mundo Meu
This Brazilian singer's mix of easygoing soul, samba and reggae was confidently displayed on her debut album Bossa Muffin. All...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2015
Male Voices of Fado
As is often the case with compilations, one obsesses not so much about the selection but rather about the missing...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Eco do Futuro
It's always refreshing to encounter a band that defies stereotypes, especially one with a lead singer who hails from balmy,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2018
Noró (Algunhas Músicas do Norte)
Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre
Xabier Díaz is a restless and eternally curious researcher of Galicia's traditional music. Famous for his work with groups Berrogüetto...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2019
New Anything
Leveret are a squeezebox trio: Sam Sweeney on fiddle and viola; Rob Harbron on English concertina; and Andy Cutting on...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2015
Brasilianos 3
With the other albums in this series, it was hard not to be impressed by the sheer virtuosity on offer...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Ritual
Right in the middle of the rock-jazz-Latin Venn diagram there's a sweet spot reserved for Santana. Many have tried to...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2022
Balkan Grooves
And so the Balkan train rolls on. Berlin label Eastblok – one of the first to the party with DJ...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Dubcatcher 3: Flames Up!
The Russian-born, London-based DJ Vadim returns with another high-octane reggae volume under the pseudonym Dubcatcher. As with previous albums, the...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: December/2018
Grippy Grappa
The trio Monsieur Doumani formed a couple of years ago in Cyprus with Angelos lonas on guitar and vocals, Demetris...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2013
