Reviews
Solid Ground
Mayo-born banjo player Shane Mulchrone makes a solid debut with his first long-player, Solid Ground. A veteran of the live...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2018
The Indigenous Afro-Jazz Sounds of Philip Tabane and his Malombo Jazzman
Guitarist Philip Tabane burst onto the South African jazz scene in the mid-60s with a guitar-flute-drums trio that blended modern...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
¡Ay!
¡Ay!, the seventh solo release from Colombian-born, Berlin-based musician and producer Lucrecia Dalt, is an album of twin concepts. The...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: November/2022
Kharifa
Recorded in Bamako with his six-piece band Bamada and some of the finest names in Malian music among the guests,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2019
Bambara Mystic Soul: The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-1979
Burkina Faso has been somewhat passed over as a musical centre when compared to its West African neigh¬bours; this latest...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Clandestino
Starting with true Cuban son flavours on ‘A Mí Me Gusta Compay’ before settling into the nueva trova sounds that...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Apr/May/2012
Mazovian Roots Re:action
Warsaw Village Band, now well entrenched as Poland's best-known folk music export, have a history of experimentation and collaboration. Sometimes...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2019
Segunda Vez
A prolific mandolin virtuoso, Mike Marshall juggles genres like other musicians juggle day jobs. Segunda Vez is basically the second...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Royal Fado
You’ve got to hand it to Yolanda Soares for her keenness in taking fado into a new direction. She began...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2017
Benji & Rita
Benji Kaplan and Rita Figueiredo's first album as a duo is a curious, avant-garde mish-mash. For the most part, the...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: July/2019
