Reviews
O Fado
This is Portuguese singer Lina_’s second album in a matter of months. And it is not a bad call. After...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/2026
Rendez-vous Barbès
The opening number, ‘Sidi Yahia-bnef Paris’, effortlessly mixes elements of Gnawa trance with a low-slung growling rock riff that The...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2010
The Broken Tongue
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird
The much talked-about Yiddish revival has one of its most eloquent advocates in the American accord¬ionist and Berlin resident, Daniel...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Memories of John
The many former colleagues and fans of the late bluegrass fiddler, banjoist and songwriter John Hartford needed no persuading to...
Reviewed by Jeff Kalis in issue: July/2010
Y Su Descarga Internacional
US producer Bosq has been making tropical bass since the early 2010s, regularly working with musicians from Africa and the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/2021
Vodou Drums in Haiti 2
Vodou – voodoo to most of us – is the hybrid religion that took shape in Haiti as slaves merged...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2017
Goodness
Since quitting legendary reggae outfit The Gladiators in 1987, Clinton Fearon hasn’t changed much. Instead, his Seattle-based Boogie Brown Band...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: July/2014
Chambacú
Colombian singer Aurita Castillo was just six or seven years old when she recorded two albums for Discos Fuentes in...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/February/2022
Iboto Ngenge
A fine balance of danceable music which pushes the boat out sonically and a sound firmly rooted in Congolese rumba...
Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: May/2024
