Reviews
Saigon Rock and Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974
What music did people dance to in the Saigon nightclubs and army bases in the last few years of the...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: July/2012
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Bollywood
Bollywood rode high in the 60s and 70s. Playback singers were the stars of their day and musical directors had...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2013
En Son de Paz
Though they come from Buenos Aires’ experimental electronic cumbia scene, it’s hard to get away from the fact that Frikstailers...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
Light Up the Dark
There is a stadium feel to The Outside Track's music. The pan-Celtic quintet (from Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton) have...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Mizu
It's with an illustrious career behind him – on screen, stage and airwaves – that Code Sangala now offers us...
Reviewed by Nick Hann in issue: March/2020
The Rough Guide to Arabic Jazz
Some shocking musical crimes have been committed in the name of Arabic jazz: the number of unremarkable CDs of unbridled...
Reviewed by Bill Brdley in issue: October/2014
The Silver Messengers
When one hears of Cape Verdean roots music mingled with jazz it is hard not to shudder with trepidation. The...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2020
Urram
Karen Matheson's first solo album of exclusively Gaelic songs is remarkable for its unexpected and surprising musical settings. Matheson has...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2015
Tamala
Bao Sissoko, Mola Sylla & Wouter Vandenabeele
The title translates as ‘Travellers,’ an apt name for an album that reveals an intriguing trio from very different musical...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
