Reviews
Shango
Towards the end of the 90s, a penchant for turning up new club-friendly tunes encouraged a slew of record aficionados...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: June/2013
Mambo Ska
Long awaited (not least by themselves) the release of the third album from the Anglo-Cuban entertainment innovators follows colourful reports...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2010
Pasif.ist
On first listen it would be impossible to identify this debut, full-length release from New Zealand harpist and composer Natalia...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2013
Basa Ahaide
Basa Ahaide, the debut release from French quartet Haratago, is a tough one to pigeonhole. The project of Basque musician...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: April/2023
Sunshine Seas
The prolific conservatory-trained musical polymath from Queens, New York is back with another new project. Quite apart from countless sessions...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2016
Tradition 2.1
Embedded in ‘Iskitzeko Aldian’, the track right at the heart of this album, is part of a radio broadcast from...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2015
Viento y Tiempo: Live at Blue Note Tokyo
Aymée Nuviola | Gonzalo Rubalcaba
In August 2019 the award-winning Cuban artists Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola teamed up to play six sold-out nights at...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2020
Pancada Motor: Manifesto da Festa
DJ Tudo e Sua Gente de Todo Lugar
One of Alfredo Bello's passions is to create field recordings of Afro-Brazilian traditions and religious ceremonies. These recordings then serve...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2015
Kalan Teban
Aly Keïta, Jan Galega Brönnimann, Lucas Niggli
When this trio's first release, Kalo-Yele (reviewed in #117), came out in 2016 it promised much but delivered rather less....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2020
