Reviews
Y Se Fue en la Bolita
Led by two Chilean brothers based in Belgium, Xamanek make a fusion of Latin rock that incorporates elements of hip-hop,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017
El Mito de la Pérgola
If any musician is going to reconfigure the airy strangeness of Andean music, Chilean singer Pascuala Ilabaca might be the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2018
South Atlantic Blues
South Atlantic Blues was first released in 1968, at the same time as Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks. While Morrison’s album...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: March/2024
Mama Funny Day
Was Manu Chao hugely influential or so eclectic that it's hard not to nick some aspect of his style? A...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Fin Da Laand Ageen
The title is a Shetland expression meaning ‘to arrive back home’ and the 13 beautifully per¬formed tunes heard here are...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Color de Trópico
The mining of South America's lost music archives continues apace, seemingly unimpeded by anything new and exciting. This vinyl, compiled...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2021
Fool's Gold
After Vampire Weekend, bring on Fool's Good, America's latest indie rockers to mine African music in search of fresh inspiration....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2010
Chaal Baby
Hailing from überchic Brooklyn in the melting pot of New York City, Red Baraat have a studied multi-ethnic cool reminiscent...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2010
Malkradessa
The Bissau Guinean singer Venilio Evangelista Pan was born in Portugal and lives in London. This, his debut album, is...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
