Reviews
Banda Dois
Having quit formal politics and swapped President Lula and Brasilia for a return to the international circuit, Gil presents us...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: July/2010
Inn of Love
There seems to be a growing fashion for young female singers of Turkish origin to be accompanied by European jazz...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Apr/May/2015
Salsa Explosion: The Salsa Revolution 1969-1984
There are so many Latin compilations available these days that it almost warrants a separate tab on confused.com. But never...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
The World Ends: Afro Rock and Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria
Is there no end to this stuff? The World Ends is the third album of vintage Nigerian sounds released on...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2010
Brazil Primitivo Vol 1: Rhythms, Legends and Styles (1899-1963)
Although so shocking that it initially appears to be some sort of bad-taste parody, this blackface disaster is truly the...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Zulu Guitar Blues: Cowboys, Troubadours and Jilted Lovers 1950–1965
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
This is a truly extraordinary album, a captivating chronicle of the glorious, rousing and defiant music that was created during...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2025
Son of Man
Britain's roots reggae scenes tended to grow in places where large numbers of Jamaicans settled, as you might expect. Birmingham's...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: May/2016
Yellow Spaceship
Jacob Gurevitsch is a flamenco guitarist from Denmark. His third album, Yellow Spaceship, sails through a seductive soundscape of flamenco,...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: March/2022
Hieroglyphs that Tell the Tale
Karan Casey showcases her hybrid influences here with this Irish/American fusion. Previously with the prolific and well-known group Solas, this...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Taqâsîm
In an ideal world an oud (lute) player should be able to release an album safe in the knowledge that...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2013
