Reviews
Sonoridade Pólvora
Hailing from Bahia, Brazil, but brought to us by a Swedish record label, the singer-songwriter Ian Lasserre plies determinedly unassuming,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: August/2017
Assouf
It has been two decades since desert blues music first stepped onto the international stage, and although the world still...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: January/February/2022
The Twelve Pins
This instrumental trio of Peter Browne (accordion), Lucas González (guitar) and Robbie Harris (hand percussion) begin their first album with...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2015
Vengeance
Benjamin Biolay has carved himself a niche in the top rank of French popular music, not by genius, but by...
Reviewed by Phil Sweeney in issue: July/2013
Classic African American Songsters
Ry Cooder once cuttingly said that blues music has been reduced to a soundtrack for selling jeans in TV ads....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Next Spring
This meeting of the ud, ney and kora is contemplative and exploratory – an experiment in their shared sensibilities and...
Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: Apr/May/2015
Jongando
The last time we had heard of Brazilian singer Catia Werneck she was following a common path within the country's...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2017
