Reviews
Album No. 1
Les Abranis were founded in the late 1960s by singer Karim Abdenour and organ player Shamy El Vaz, two young...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2025
The No Testament
Sam Carter released his debut album, Keepsakes, three years ago, demonstrating an advanced guitar -picking skill honed from the mentorship...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2012
There is No Other
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
Having only reviewed the wonderful Giddens-curated collaborative album Songs of Our Native Daughters in #147, it's a surprise to welcome...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2019
O Que Mais Você Quer Saber De Mim
How can this Bahian folk-MPB songwriter differentiate himself from his contemporaries on his second album, when there are many others...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: April/2026
No Reino Dos Afetos
Bruno Berle hails from Maceió, Alagoas, a state on the east coast of Brazil that boasts a tight-knit musical community....
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: August/September/2022
When Our Grandfathers Said No
Hailing from north¬east England, the trademark of this vocal trio is lusty close harmony singing, through which they tell nostalgic...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Festival Bell
Umpteen albums have come and gone since the original Fairport line-up started playing West Coast pop covers in 1967. As...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2011
No Borders
At 78 years young, Masekela sounds as fiercely committed and as vibrant as ever on what is the 44th album...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2017
Hook
Mary MacMaster and Donald Hay form an interesting duo, playing harp and drums. MacMaster is also a member the all-female...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Samba Esquema Novo ‘de Novo’
She's her mother's daughter, all right. Her voice may not yet be the national treasure that Joyce Moreno's has become,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2016
