Reviews
In the Key of Joy
Parental guidance: multitude of guest artists. The rapper Common, for example, (dis)graces the opening track on the venerable Mr Mendes'...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2020
Pancada Motor: Manifesto da Festa
DJ Tudo e Sua Gente de Todo Lugar
One of Alfredo Bello's passions is to create field recordings of Afro-Brazilian traditions and religious ceremonies. These recordings then serve...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2015
Fetch!
Recorded in Scotland and Norway, Fetch! features a rich mix of Celtic and UK influences; MacPherson's latest solo album is...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2017
Yellow Fever/Na Poi
It’s now 16 years since Fela Kuti died and his legendary status continues to grow. The problem with legends, though,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2013
The Upstage Album
Oska Tee is a South African producer, composer and singer with a fine tenor voice, a thing for the club...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2019
Five Rivers
For more than 30 years, the British-born Indian singer Najma Akhtar has operated largely beneath the radar, releasing a series...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2020
Listen to the Banned
You need to hear this record – as much for the quality of the music as for what it represents....
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
On The Road Again
Begun as a Bob Marley tribute band back in 1997, Katchafire have long flown the flag for Kiwi roots-reggae. Based...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Ke Haber
Israeli artist ‘Nani’ Noam Vazana sings and writes in Ladino, a Romance language spoken by Spanish Jews in the 15th...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/February/2022
