Reviews
King of Ghosts
Soumik Datta & City of London Sinfonia
Recorded to celebrate 70 years of Indian sovereignty, this album carries urgency and optimism in every plucked note. King of...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: May/2018
Tantas Lisboas
Marco Rodrigues’ fado is a little bit different from everyone else’s these days. With a past in pop music, the...
Reviewed by Gongalo Frota in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Golden Beirut: New Sounds From Lebanon
Two years ago, I spent a week in Beirut lecturing to journal¬ism students. In the evenings, after classes were done,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Mistico Mediterraneo
Paolo Fresu, A Filetta & Daniele di Bonaventura
That the simple movement of air can make such haunting sounds as the opening of this album is miraculous. The...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: July/2011
Novos Sons e Tradições ‘Modernizadas’
Pernambuco state has long been a hotbed of some of Brazil's most innovative music, led by artists such as DJ...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Apr/May/2012
Vintage Balkan Beats
While this compilation's title cheekily refers to that club craze for remixes of Balkan brass tunes, the recordings here are...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2014
Sole Mates
Two years or so past their quarter-century anniversary, Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends have put together an album of shanties and...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: July/2018
Solstice Concert
Fabiano do Nascimento | Fabiano Do Nascimento
Raised in Rio and São Paulo, the now LA-based acoustic guitarist has had a busy time recently, with albums for...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2025
És Pregunta
It may be accurate to describe Tarta Relena as a Catalan vocal duo, but that description does little justice to...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: April/2025
