Reviews
Sabotage and Tradition
This is Lakvar's debut album and it demonstrates the full range of their folk and musical credentials. The first track,...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: June/2020
Cherie Na N’ga
Born Belangeni Musumbu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bel was raised in Kinshasa but is now resident in London....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2013
Worlds Away: Chants, Songs, Rituals & Instrumentals From 33 Countries and Island Communities
You probably had to be as bonkers to compile this album as it is to try to review it. The...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2017
Guitarra Mía: Tangos by Gardel and Piazzolla
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) and Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) remain the undisputed giants of Argentinian tango. The former was a crooner, film...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/2017
Red Gold Green and Blue RMX
Last year Trojan Jamaica released Red, Gold, Green and Blue, a selection of covers of sacred blues and soul works...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2020
Last Pagan Rites/From the Yotvingian Stone
Born in 1932, Bronius Kutavičius is one of the most prominent figures in Lithuanian musical culture. Concerned with the deep...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2020
Um Violão na Madrugada + Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão
This Baden Powell is not to be mistaken with the British founder of the Boy Scouts Association who went by...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Bread and Jam
If your taste leans toward finely cra.ed, casually philosophical, quirkily upbeat acoustic roots music with a dash of global funk,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2020
Ray and His Court
The Ray in question is organist Ray Fernandez, and his Miami-based Court include his wife and two sons, along with...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2025
Rare and Glorious
Ravi Shankar is undoubtedly the world’s best-known Indian musician. His name has not only become synonymous with his instrument, the...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
