Reviews
Carlos Dafé JID025
Composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Carlos Dafé is something of a legend for his role in the Black Brazil movement of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2025
Riva
Astrid Kuljanic Transatlantic Exploration Company
Not content with her training as a chemical engineer, Croatian Astrid Kuljanic decided after college to follow her first passion:...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2018
Smoke Behind the Clouds
Smoke Behind the Clouds taps the deep, rich reservoir of the old-time American songbook. Led by East Tennessee native Joseph...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/2017
For(e)ward
The dynasty continues with the debut from Omorinmade Kuti, grandson of Fela and son of Femi – but with a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2021
Daora: Underground Sounds of Urban Brasil – Hip-Hop, Beats, Afro & Dub
When it comes to cinema, ‘urban’ may be a synonym for gritty andmonochromatic, but that is most certainly not the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2013
Heart and Soul
Better known for bass playing than for his equally natural singing ability, Clinton Fearon reflects on his career with legendary...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2013
Anthology of Traditional Folk Music in Moravia 6: Love & Wedding Songs
These are the final releases in the excellent Czech label Indies Scope's survey of Moravian music. While the first four...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2016
In Modern Times
A ship sinks; a few survivors adrift in a boat, famished, cast lots to decide who is to die to...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Omera
Ayub Ogada, who died in 2019, was one of Kenya’s finest musicians, a master of the nyatiti (lyre), and a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2022
Painted Lady
After a decade playing traditional music with melodeon maestro John Spiers, and many years fronting folk big band Bellowhead, Jon...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2016
