Reviews
Aborigines of Taiwan: Anthology of the Vocal Art
You can’t get more evocative of rural village life than song titles such as ‘Making Fun of Abu’ and Airing...
Reviewed by Shzr Ee Tan in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Blak & Blu
Melbourne-based Aboriginal singer Kutcha Edwards is a big man with a big voice. A Mutti Mutti man, whose traditional country...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2013
Toubab Soul
As this solid debut testifies, Alma Afrobeat Ensemble is one of the tighter collectives in the genre. Fela Kuti’s template...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2011
Blight and Blossom
Leader of the new-generation Albion Band, son of folk¬rock guv’nor Ashley Hutchings and the child actor who played the young...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Distant Kin
Funded by the Scottish Arts council, this eight-track gem captures a collaboration between six Celtic and three Indian musicians from...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: May/2016
Panagia
Radiant, original and beautifully constructed, Panagia is Stephan Micus' 20th album, which is an achievement in itself. In its own...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2013
Esengo Ya Ko Bina
Grupo Lokito, a group of London-based Congolese and Latin musicians, have been simmering on the London live music scene for...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
El Alimento
Medical student turned padrino del funk, Cimafunk has been one of the hottest names in Cuban music since releasing his...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2021
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
In the midst of all the countrified wannabes, rockabilly has-beens and nouveau string bands running around, Old Sledge are the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2011
