Reviews
Tradición, Arte y Pasión
Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano
Mariachi music is a litmus test of inner joy; people who don’t like it probably don’t like beer, sex or...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2015
Touki
Senegalese singer Modou Touré has big shoes to fill as the son of Ousmane Touré, lead singer of the legendary...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2020
Archivo Pittoresco
Having released albums in 1998, 2010 and now January 2017, Portuguese singer-songwriter-musician Lula Pena is by no means prolific. She...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2017
Riddle Songs
We know from poems such as Beowulf, which mentions warriors singing praise songs, and Caedmon's ‘Hymn’, a divine inspired song,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2021
Nick Hart Sings Nine English Folk Songs
With a Ronseal matter-of-factness, this second album from Cambridgeshire folk singer Nick Hart does exactly what it says on the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2019
Accordion in Americas
The poor squeezebox – if it's not a busker on autoplay, it's an off-the-peg cumbia band or a Seine-spoiling cliché-churner....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2016
Nuba Nova
Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab & Speed Caravan
Mehdi Haddab’s rai-punk outfit Speed Caravan have somewhat escaped my attention since their brilliant 2008 debut Kalashnik Love, but this...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Freedom of Movement
A mere 40 seconds into this Brazilian/English artist's debut solo album and you'll be won over. That first track, ‘Capoeira...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2017
Mother Nature
Angélique Kidjo has a pleasing way of making every release a unique project rather than just another album. After collaborating...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2021
