Reviews
Rhinoceros
In case you haven’t yet heard, the Green Rock River Band are a London-based eight-piece purveying acoustic music infused by...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
When Jeremy Dutcher received the Polaris Prize (the Canadian equivalent of the Mercury Prize) for this album in September, he...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Ageless Garden
Mehmet Polat is from Urfa in Turkey, overlooking the Euphrates, so looking towards Syria and Iraq rather than Istanbul. He...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2018
Come Back To Me
Originally from the Ivory Coast Peter One emigrated to the US to escape Civil War. Prior to this, he released...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2023
Hommage a Zanzibar
Awesome Tapes from Africa once again breathe new life into an album that was almost lost to time with their...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: October/2023
The Storm
Born in the Mississippi Delta, Elder Jack Ward died this April after a lifetime of singing soulful gospel. The Storm...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
King Perry
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry | Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
When visionary dub producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry died in 2021, it came as a surprise. At 85, Perry’s energy seemed...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: April/2024
Aurum
It says a lot about violinist Gjermund Larsen that he has been a significant performer with top Norwegian folk band...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Greatest Hits
Bebo Valdés became famous in the 21st century as the Cuban emigré pianist who recorded Lágrimas Negras, the stunning 2002...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: July/2010
Devla (Blown Away To Dancefloor Heaven)
Boban i Marko MarkoviC Orkestar
Boban Markovic, one of European music’s top trumpet players, has been playing explosive Balkan Gypsy tunes for longer than almost...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: March/2010
