Reviews
El Curruchá
Eliana Cuevas feat Aquiles Báez
Venezuelan-Canadian singer-songwriter Eliana Cuevas has a stirring, see-through voice, perfect for communicating the nostalgia and warmth she feels for her...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2021
On The Road Again
Begun as a Bob Marley tribute band back in 1997, Katchafire have long flown the flag for Kiwi roots-reggae. Based...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Legacy
‘Authentic’ is one of those overused terms that doesn't always carry the gravitas it deserves. So, trust me, when I...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Upside Down
Mauricio Maestro & Nana Vasconcelos
Touted as an epistle from a ‘ time when people dared to make liberated records.’ this collaboration between two Brazilian...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2012
Desde Espana… La Columna de Fuego
Why it’s taken so long for this gem of an album to be reissued is one of those mysteries that...
Reviewed by Russ Slater Johnson in issue: January/February/2024
Djelika
The loss of kora legend Toumani Diabate in 2024 was a tragedy for the world of music, but Chrysalis Records’...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2026
Maghreb Lyon
The role of Paris and Marseille in the production of North African music in France is well documented: less so...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2014
Traveller
Anoushka Shankar's debut album for Deutsche Grammophon, best known for its heavyweight Western classical music, shows a terrific assurance which...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Early Scottish Ragtime
Dr Vic Gammon recently retired from the International Centre for Music Studies at the Newcastle University, but is as busy...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2016
