Reviews
Interconnectedness
When Carmen Souza first began playing and recording with her faithful partner, the bassist and producer Theo Pas’cal, their music...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023
Renascence
Given her status as the queen of the Mande griots, it comes as a shock to realise that this is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Turkey: The Ceremony of the Bektashi Djem
Many visitors to Turkey will have witnessed the ritual of the Mevlevi ‘Whirling Dervishes,’ either in a performance for tourists...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2013
The Linval Tompson Trojan Roots Album Collection
He may not be a huge name in the world of reggae, but Linval Tompson is much more than a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2020
Funky Highlife
A 1975 release on the Essiebons label from Ghana, this is an album of occasionally funky but mostly sweet highlife,...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Like a Bolt
Released in 1973, Like a Bolt gathered recordings the great Jamaican singer John Holt had made for Duke Reid's Treasure...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2019
Kongo
Since 1991 this group from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo has been developing its folkloric drum and dance act...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2018
Charlatan de Balkan
Magnifico – born Robert Pešut – is a Slovenian singer-songwriter whose eclectic music making and willingness to employ humour and...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2016
Esquineros
The esquina (street corner) has mythic currency in Buenos Aires. It's the classic location of cafés and bars, and it's...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2016
