Reviews
One and All
Forget the lockdown postman and shanty TikTok craze, haul away and pass round the grog, open your gullet and get...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022
Free Music (Part One)
Free Music (Part One) compiles the third and fourth albums (the only ones released on vinyl) of the Libyan, mid-70s,...
Reviewed by Nick Hobbs in issue: June/2023
Many Languages: One Soul
Five skilled clarinettists from across the Balkan peninsula have been convened by two clarinettist/composers from Germany, under the auspices of...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2015
Two Beats One Soul
Of all the recent Cuban mash-ups, this fusion of Cuban and North American music comes with the most inflated publicity....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2018
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
One Morning in Gurgaon
Guy Buttery, Mohd Amjad Khan & Mudassir Khan
When the South African guitarist Guy Buttery embarked on a tour of India in 2019 as part of a trio...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2021
One With the Beloved
Oh dear. On paper, Shervin Boloorian ticks the right boxes. He's a refugee from Iran, raised in the UK, with...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
One Blinding Dusky Dusk
Born out of a meeting of musical minds in an East London pub, this debut album is straight from the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2014
Viajando Com O Som
Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa
Widely regarded as Brazil's most preternaturally gifted musician, Hermeto Pascoal has covered an incredible amount of creative ground in his...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: December/2017
Esencia
Studio-recorded mariachi needs to be kept loose and as live-sounding as possible to work at all. With its female and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2019
