Reviews
Maisha Ni Matamu
Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga
Although originating from the Congo in Central Africa, the singer Samba Mapangala is better known amongst Swahili-speaking East African fans...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2011
Balkan Brass Battle
Any visitor to the Guča festival will have witnessed the raucous spectacle of two sweat-soaked brass bands angrily trying to...
Reviewed by Joe Walker in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Dark Carnival
Kate Green is gifted with a fine voice; she uses it with feeling and precision, which makes her a terrific...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2022
Give & Receive
The husband-and-wife Americana duo of Dorothy Daniel and Ben DeBerry, both of whom sing and play acoustic guitar, are assured...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: October/2016
Sita
A formidable talent, an enfant prodige of the Salento music scene, Alessia Tondo, the female voice of the marvellous Canzoniere...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: March/2022
Tiga Tej Tibs
Dan Harper doesn’t heed conventional wisdom. You’re supposed to open an album with one of the strongest songs in your...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Lose an Hour
Fiddle and mandolin player Tom Newell, guitarist Alex Bishop and accordionist Aidan Shepherd are the talented young trio Effra and,...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
¡Saoco! The Bomba and Plena Explosion in Puerto Rico 1954-1966
Decades before Ricky Martin and reggaeton, the little island of Puerto Rico bounced its booty to the Afro-Spanish rhythms of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Across the Western Ocean
The second album of shanties and songs of the sea from Pressgang Mutiny since they came together in 2013 in...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2020
