Reviews
A Milers de Somnis de Distància
Santi Careta is an intriguing Catalan musician. Contributing to bands like Astrio, Rodrigo Laviña y Su Combo and Alba Careta...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/2025
X Uhuru
Roots reggae legends Black Uhuru produced huge hits in the late 70s and early 80s, thanks largely to the slick...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: December/2025
Terra Mãe
When she metamorphosed from Carolina to LINA_, the Portuguese singer signalled that she would leave traditional fado behind and venture...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: September/2025
No Visa Required
Lokkhi Terra is the recording name of Bangladeshi-Londoner Kishon Khan – a pianist who has played with the likes of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Havana Cultura: ¡Súbelo, Cuba!
The West likes to glibly glamourise Cuba, keeping it doing a shimmying dance in aspic. The reality is more complex...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Live From Festival au Desert Timbuktu
As anyone who has made the annual trip to northern Mali knows, the Festival in the Desert is a unique...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2013
LateNightTales
Back in 2013, the hugely popular DJ, Bonobo, included a song from a then unknown Houston psych-funk group on his...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: January/2021
Grúňom Hore
What I like about this Slovak band is their total faith in the pastoral culture of their region. Take their...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2018
