Reviews
Songs From Badissa
Cameroonian vocal¬ist and multi¬instrumentalist Erik Aliana and his band Korongo Jam are attracting their fair share of attention, and no...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Pump Up the Radio
Rakija is a delicious Balkan spirit, often distilled from plums or apricots, that is extremely potent. No Balkan meal is...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2015
Brass Noir: On the Trans-Balkan Highway
Piranha Records was the first world music label to effectively promote Balkan brass – issuing seminal albums by Boban i...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2012
Pontos de Passagem
Fado Malvado are a Portuguese quartet that focus on the musical bond between an accordion, a pair of guitars and...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2023
Future Trad Collective
The Future Trad Collective's music has the aura of a mighty jam session. The creation of three musicians who all...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
Desesperanza
In Bogotá’s alternative music scene Meridian Brothers are quite rightly hailed as one of Colombia’s most interesting and enjoyable musical...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Eastern Bloc Funk Experience
The compilation label Nascente have done a brilliant job in compiling hot funk albums from across the globe – my...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2012
La Próxima Traición
Tango has always reflected society – especially Buenos Aires’ urban society, but also, at various times, that of Paris, New...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2020
Tulum: A Sound from the Black Sea
The Black Sea region is like a different country compared to the rest of Turkey. It's misty, mountainous and cool,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Radyo Siwèl
This fresh, intriguing and unexpected set comes from a Haitian singersongwriter who had been away from the island for 20...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2018
