Reviews
Fomenta
Tambourine player, singer and composer Antonio Castrignanò determinedly pursues a cutting-edge makeover of Salento's traditional music. This joint musical adventure...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2014
Jaiyede Afro
Orlando Julius with The Heliocentrics
Orlando Julius should be much more famous outside his native Nigeria. One of the pioneers of Afrobeat, this is the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2014
Ingen Hverdag
The Valkyrien Allstars have been big news in the Norwegian folk scene in recent years, winning awards for their feisty...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2012
The Kankobela of the Batonga Vol 1
Once fishermen and farmers on the rich alluvial banks of the Zambezi, the Batonga were driven at gun¬point from their...
Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: March/2010
Independence Ska and the Far East Sound
The Skatalites' brief original existence from 1963 to 1965 surely marks them out as one of the most influential bands...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2017
Under Burning Skies
Breaking news: Souljazz Orchestra have discovered the synthesizer. But not in a bad way. After 15 years together, frequent tours,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2017
Zimbabwe Awake Vol 1
Whatever view one takes of Robert Mugabe's political leadership, there is no question that the world's media provides a very...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2014
King of Highlife Anthology
This is the largest compilation of recordings by ET Mensah that anyone has ever seen. It means that, perhaps for...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Apr/May/2015
Elo
Four years after her last album, Samba Meu, Elis Regina's daughter (as she now allows herself to be called) returns...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: June/2012
Logos
Flamenco musicians have been testing out all kinds of fusions for decades now. Virtuoso guitarist Gerardo Núñez, who has had...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
