Reviews
Where’s the One?
Kinshasa’s Congotronic axis meet chosen international artists and create an epic, euphoric mash-up celebrating the tenth anniversary of a historic...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: June/2022
In Good Company
Within the first couple of minutes of listening to the first track on In Good Company, bluegrass aficionados and banjo...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2012
Cuban Jazz Report
Thanks to its state-sponsored conservatoires Cuba has long been a petri dish for maestro-worthy musicality. Cuban Jazz Report is a...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2020
Diew Sor Isan: The North East Thai Violin of Thonghuad Faited
Most compilations of north-eastern Thai music focus on the region's most popular instrument, the khaen, a free-reed bamboo mouth organ,...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: October/2012
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
Ariyo (A Sight to Rejoice)
The sixth studio album from singer-songwriter Kuku is a 16-track affair, wide-ranging in both musical and thematic scope and tied...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2020
L’Oeil Du Coeur
This is not your everyday easy listening album. For those without a strong grasp of Arabic and/or French, either a...
Reviewed by Gus Isherwood in issue: October/2013
Empatica
Sardinian actress, singer and songwriter Bissiri works in Spain and this is her solo debut after releasing a couple of...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: May/2023
Móntate en el Viaje
Wrapped in tacky artwork that recalls 80s über-novelty hit ‘Agadoo’, Móntate en el Viaje is the brainchild of Medellin’s Mauricio...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2013
