Reviews
Live at the Scala Theatre Stockholm
It wouldn’t be exaggerating to call singer/guitarist Eric Bibb, son of activist, actor and folk singer, Leon Bibb, now five...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2024
Nieves de Enero
Dubbed ‘Godfather of the Corrido’, Chalino Sánchez was shot dead in 1992, aged only 31, after a concert in which...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: November/2024
Bayou Moonlight
Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate
From the second that Bayou Moonlight’s opening track, ‘Whatever’, hits you, it’s readily apparent that you’re in for a wild,...
Reviewed by Andrew Daly in issue: July/2025
Sailing Back to You
Mick McAuley, Winifred Horan & Colm Ó Caoimh
What does one make of an album by three traditional musicians of the Irish genre that features a retro French...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: March/2013
Gamelan of Central Java XII: Pangkur One
‘Pangkur’ is the keystone of the repertoire of central Javanese gamelan, a tune that anyone acquainted with the music is...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: July/2010
10
It's a great back story: five musicians from Colombia and Argentina living illegally in Barcelona meet playing music on the...
Reviewed by Russell Patron in issue: Apr/May/2012
The Stray Birds
The music of The Stray Birds is derived from the soft, delicate underbelly of the traditional American string band. The...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2013
Jazz Batá 2
As a master of Cuban piano, any new release by Chucho Valdés is sure to spark excitement among Latin music...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2019
The Astounding Eyes of Rita
The shadowy timbres of Anouar Brahem's last CD, Le Pas de Chat Noir, made it one of the most striking...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Fongo
Peruvian cumbia (or chicha) is the hedonistic cousin of its Colombian counterpart, adding electric guitar and organ to make a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
