Reviews
Burn Burn Gypsy Love
Given the popularity of Gypsy music, it's perhaps surprising that Russian Gypsy music isn't a big part of the scene....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Tropical Gypsy
The Balkan fusion group Molotov Jukebox, fronted by charismatic lead singer, accordionist and actress Natalia Tena, return with their second...
Reviewed by Jamie Kyei Manteaw in issue: June/2016
From Source to Sea
The belt had snapped on my turntable, so I resorted to the USB tucked into the handsome gatefold vinyl set...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2015
Yene Mircha
After Awesome Tapes from Africa reissued three of his old tapes to wide acclaim, Ethiopian keys player Hailu Mergia –...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2020
Saturno 2000: La Rebajada de Los Sonideros 1962-83
Mexican sonidero (DJ) Gabriel Dueñez had been playing a set for five or six hours when his turntable began overheating...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2022
An tSLí
Bernard O’Neill has an impressive history. A classically-trained pianist and cellist, he has played double bass for the likes of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2020
Hoa Âm Xu'a
Since 2016, Saigon Soul Revival have been gigging at venues across Vietnam, entertaining audiences with their distinctive style of revamped...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: April/2020
IRE
These four Colombians who met, and started making music together, in New York, have crafted their own slightly-rock, slightly-psych and...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2022
