Reviews
So a Cantar
Three years ago, on his album Sem Dor Nem Piedade, Duarte dove deep into his mourning for a lost love;...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
A Mis Hermanos
Since winning his first singing prize back in 1970, Diego Clavel has steadily gained an admiring audience both inside Spain's...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2015
Salsa Salsa
In January 1983 Tito Puente took his orchestra to a club in New York, for a rousing and historic session....
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: September/2024
Norteña
For her first studio album in four years and a new memoir, Julieta Venegas has chosen the same title: Norteña....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2026
A Touma
Little more than six months ago, Ballaké Sissoko released Djourou, a kora album of glorious hybridity, rooted in ancient griot...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2021
Gagner l'Argent Français
Malian singer Mamani Keita made her name in electro-roots music with her collaboration with French musician Marc Minelli on the...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2011
WinterFolk
Christmas albums are like buses – you wait for ages then a whole fleet comes along. Yet few Yuletide sets...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Synthetic Hearts Part II
Last year I gave Synthetic Hearts by Asanda Lusaseni Mvana (aka Msaki) and Tubatsi Mpho Moloi, four stars – and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2024
Out of Many: 50 Years of Reggae Music
Marking the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence, this compilation is named after the island’s motto, ‘Out of Many,’ Drawing on...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music
Working this time in Lima, Peru, this album from the Just Play project – accompanied by a webisode for each...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: November/2019
