Reviews
Nuba Nova
Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab & Speed Caravan
Mehdi Haddab’s rai-punk outfit Speed Caravan have somewhat escaped my attention since their brilliant 2008 debut Kalashnik Love, but this...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Howay the Lasses
This striking 11-track collection from Howay the Lasses – a quartet featuring Annie Ball (vocals, accordion, piano), Bronwen Davies-Jones (vocals),...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2023
Francesita
‘Francesita’ is one of several pieces on this fine double album composed by Enrique Delfino, the now near-forgotten pioneer of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
The Night Dwells in the Day
Jozef Van Wissem | Jozef van Wissem
Josef Van Wissem is on a mission, to transform the image of that ancient instrument, the lute, and “to update...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2024
Carnaval de Pernambuco
Writing a one-star review is never nice, especially when you know that the artists’ hearts are in the right place,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2022
Funk Globo: The Sound of Neo Baile
As the world’s eye focuses on Brazil and its impending sporting exploits, the Brighton-based label Mr Bongo release a new...
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: October/2013
Mujeres
Diana Baroni, Ronald Martin Alonso & Rafael Guel
Mujeres weaves together classical and Latin styles in a breathtaking tribute to the women of the New World. The album...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: May/2023
The Woman at the End of the World
Elza Soares has been one of Brazil's most controversial samba singers ever since her career began in the late 1950s,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2016
Artemis
You’ve got to hand it to them, Mr T and friends have churned out an impressive output, producing five studio...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: July/2013
Euphoric Ouroboric
David Wax and Suz Slezak are the husband-and-wife duo fronting the Mexo-Americana troupe David Wax Museum. Recorded in the couple’s...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
