Reviews
Agora
Since her acclaimed 2000 debut, Tanto Tempo, reimagined bossa nova with a brilliant contemporary electronic twist, Gilberto’s career has followed...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
The São Paulo Tapes
On reading that Robert Wyatt came out of retirement to produce Vasconcelos' eighth album (having previously worked with her on...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: December/2017
Peru Boom: Bass, Bleeps and Bumps from Peru's Electronic Underground
Peru's capital Lima now hosts an edgy, fresh dance music scene, which draws on a wide range of influences: pan-South...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Auprès du Poêle
The second album from the spirited Prince Edward Island-based acoustic power trio Ten Strings And A Goat Skin sees them...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2016
Ninalik Arirak
The very existence of the Lani Singers, the husband-and-wife team of Benny and Maria Wenda, is a small miracle. They...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2014
The Bone Orchard
Gavin Davenport is a folk singer gifted with a fine voice warmed by the northern vowels of Yorkshire, and the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2013
Pompadour
In the four years since his last solo recording, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien has been recording and touring with...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2016
Stories Still Untold
Ewan McLennan continues his evolution into a major figure on the Scottish folk scene with his third album. Stories Still...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Crossroads Kenya: East African Benga and Rumba, 1980-1985
It's indicative of how the music of East Africa has been overshadowed by its West African cousin that none of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022
