Reviews
¡Gózalo! Bugalú Tropical Vol 4
Some four years after the first volume of Vampisoul’s admirable series was released, here comes Volume 4 to disavow us...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Souvenance
You would expect the events of late 2010 that sparked the Arab Spring to have had a profound effect on...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2015
Way Up On The Hill
Here’s a jaunty set of songs from the Sussex-based Appalachian-themed band Hatful of Rain, rolling through a tidal wave of...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Cosmic Language
The fusion of jazz and Indian classical music has become so commonplace as to be almost passé, but saxophonist Nat...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2018
Live at 10: The 10th Anniversary Concert
A decade after their debut album, County Antrim's Beoga are celebrating with a lively and satisfyingly long anniversary CD and...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2014
Tigre
Tigre, Banda Magda's third album (which is subtitled Stories of Courage and Fearlessness) is a polished affair, swathed in lush...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: November/2017
40 gir 1977-2017
This Piedmont outfit, led by Enzo G Conti, mark their 40th anniversary here, presenting 21 rarities and live recordings, celebrating...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: December/2017
New York Afternoon
Any momentary disquiet on hearing guest vocalist Marc Evans’ lounge-lizard take on the title-track was quickly dispelled by what follows....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2016
Luxe
Yann Tambour is a French singer and composer who records under the name Encre and also Stranded Horse. He plays...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2016
Simigwa
On the opening track of this album, which was originally released in 1975, the Ghanaian bandleader Gyedu-Blay Ambolley recites a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2018
