Reviews
Brazil Primitivo Vol 1: Rhythms, Legends and Styles (1899-1963)
Although so shocking that it initially appears to be some sort of bad-taste parody, this blackface disaster is truly the...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Democrazy
It's a sign of our amazing cross-cultural times that a group hailing from the Massif Central, the wild granite heart...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Singles As Bs & 12 Inches
Osibisa were brave pioneers – a band of Ghanian, Nigerian and Caribbean musicians who came together in London at the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2015
Retratos Cinéticos
The appeal of the OrBlua trio rests mainly in their rawness. Retratos Cinéticos sounds like its recordings were merely an...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2015
Solla Solla Volume 1
Although not well-known in the West, Ilaiyaraaja was reigning king of South India's popular music long before AR Rahman became...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2011
Postfolklor
As the album title suggests, Ponk, a Czech acoustic power trio of cimbalom, violin and double bass, take a powerfully...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: December/2016
Bichos
In recent years a diasporic Venezuelan sound has reverberated around the world, thanks to artists such as Family Atlantica, Betsayda...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2020
Lonely Hymns and Pillars of Emptiness
Conceived in isolation during the spring of 2020, this recording is the solo debut by multi-instrumentalist Iztok Koren (of Širom...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: March/2021
Taqâsîm
In an ideal world an oud (lute) player should be able to release an album safe in the knowledge that...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2013
Glsah Sanaanea with Shiran
Albums of music from Yemen emerge rarely in the West; albums of Yemeni women singers are rarer still and we...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
