Reviews
Rio de Janeiro
If too much sun leads to a prematurely furrowed brow, no-one's told Joyce: it's difficult to think of another sexagenarian...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2012
Vem Rei
Rio singer-songwriter Vitto Meirelles’ latest album contains a somewhat unlikely tribute to Michael Jackson in the shape of its title-track,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: August/2017
Colombian Soul
What comes to mind when someone mentions Colombia? Most probably cumbia, perhaps vallenato, a blast of champeta. If you've ever...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2019
An Introduction to Nic Jones
Topic Records, 80 this year, asked Nic Jones to compile a selection of his work to add to their An...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2019
Transatlantic Sessions 4: Volume 2
The second CD release taken from last year's fourth outing of the Transatlantic Sessions TV series captures – much better...
Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Geodesia
Luís Peixoto belongs to a certain category of musicians that keep going back and forth, into and out of the...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2021
La Part du Feu
This attractive mix of merriment, melancholy, and mystery as much reflects Le Vent du Nord‘s approach to assembling and recording...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2010
Fun An Altn Klezmer Heft: Beautiful Music from Old Manuscripts
Susi Evans is a dynamic clarinettist from Shekoyokh and this is her second duo album with Hungarian-born, German-based accordionist Szilvia...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2023
Eyoun el Alb
Born in 1938 in Cairo, Nagat El-Saghira made her first public performance at the age of seven – her diminutive...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2023
