Reviews
An Angel’s Healing
Being unkind, one might suggest that Michael Panteli should change his moniker from Muziq to Muzaq. The album is commendably...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Notre Album Solo
Le Vent du Nord & De Temps Antan
The supergroup of Le Vent du Nord and De Temps Antan came together a few years ago to tour, but...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: June/2019
Duo Vargoz
Re-exploring repertoires of oral tradition and rearranging them is a fairly common approach in the world of traditional music today....
Reviewed by Anne Ge in issue: June/2022
Legado
Over some 32 years and 17 albums, this 12-piece globe-trotting Puerto Rican outfit has built a formidable live reputation, delivering...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2026
Guajirando
Mito and Comadre (both noms de guerre: ‘myth’ and ‘midwife’) hail from Venezuela, but moved to Bogotá, Colombia in the...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: January/February/2024
Hijo de Tigre
Cumbia, like dub, funk or most dance music for that matter, is all about the rhythm. And on so much...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Goshinboku
Amazing what keyboards, electric bass and occasional percussion can achieve. It helps, however, to have a guest like the acclaimed...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2023
Jazz is Dead JID022
Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
In 2022 and at 86-years-old, Ebo Taylor performed in the US for the first time. Already a legend of highlife...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: April/2025
MVD LUV
Love – or rather, ‘LUV’ – is the operative word and it’s hard not to be enchanted (or occasionally irritated)...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/2025
