Reviews
Sem Palavras (feat Iván ‘Melon’ Lewis)
‘Queen of the Portuguese Guitar’, Pereira da Costa may only be on her second album, but her trailblazing reputation as...
Reviewed by April Clare Welsh in issue: November/2024
An Dà Là – The Two Days
After three years of near-constant touring, this six-piece band’s third album finds Ewen Henderson taking over lead vocals from now-departed...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2017
Fio da Memória
Maita's 2010 debut, while pleasant enough, gave little indication of the innovative experimentation of this, its follow-up. Early last year...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Detrás da Serra
Banda De Pífanos Caju Pinga Fogo
The pífano is a type of fife flute that probably originated from Europe but was adapted using bamboo by the...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: August/2025
O Aperto da Saudade
Far Out’s aim for this record was to compile a selection of Brazilian tracks that convincingly epitomise the untranslatable Portuguese...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: October/2020
O Turno da Noite
In the late 19th century, groups of college students in Portugal started to get together in large musical ensembles, celebrating...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2018
Jambú: E Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia
These are the songs that seduced Dona Onete – the 80-year-old siren of the Amazon – when she was young...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Edge of Blue
Released in 2000, producer Chris Franck and jazz-dance and soul DJ Patrick Forge’s debut album as Da Lata, Songs from...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: December/2025
