Reviews
Operette
Marseille's favourite sons, Moussu T e lei Jovents, finally get round to their town's classic traditions. Marseille's operette music hall...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Flamenco: Pasado y Presente
The songs on Argentinian producer and guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde’s new album are mostly originals, but much emphasis is made...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/September/2022
Contreband Mentality
Les Frères are a 14-strong Paris-based Afro-beat collective who, for some bizarre reason, all take the same surname in the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2012
Quantum Leap
Mehmet Polat & Embracing Colours
Mehmet Polat, the Turkish oud player and composer describes his instrument as being a ‘great connector of cultures’ and, indeed,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2019
Over Fields and Mountains
Over Fields and Mountains is one of those ‘lost’ or ‘outsider’ records that contains the sound of surprise. The late...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2022
Interconnectedness
When Carmen Souza first began playing and recording with her faithful partner, the bassist and producer Theo Pas’cal, their music...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023
Do Amor e dos Dias
Camané's latest album, Of Love and Days, is unlikely to be the easiest of listening for newcomers to fado but...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: July/2011
