Reviews
Mud Doll
Single-handedly produced, recorded, arranged, mixed and mastered by British talent Niraj Chag, this is ambitiously lofty (if occasionally bombastic) cinematic...
Reviewed by Jon Mitchell in issue: November/2015
Alafia
You wait 15 years for a new Sidi Touré album and then, like a fleet of bush taxis, three come...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Jean Claude Vannier Et Son Orchestre de Mandolines
Jean Claude Vannier Et Son Orchestre de Mandolines
Now here’s an unusual, quirky and charming instrumental set from a French composer with a deserved cult following in the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2025
Pass the Knowledge
While Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert takes credit for coining the word reggae, and Bob Marley is widely considered reggae’s only true...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
En Mi Piel
Flamenco artists continue to coin new genres. The Mallorca-born African gitana Concha Buika takes flamenco’s pained message and impassioned spirit...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012
Afro Futuristic Dreams
Ever since the Strut label resurrected their career, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids have produced some of the most compelling...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2023
Long Journey Home – A Century After The 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
John McCutcheon is known for his concept albums paying homage to folks like Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. His new...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: December/2025
Desconstrução
No one's been doing a better job at bringing São Paulo, Brazil's never-ending megalopolis, to life in recent years than...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2017
Riots in the Jungle
Skip & Die are an enigmatic creative duo who've made a debut album that could and should be reviewed by...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: March/2013
De Rio a Rio
Firstly there's that wordplay in the group's name; however, it's unclear if there is anything else that solid beyond the...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2018
