Reviews
No Fixed Abode
Not to be confused with the long defunct New Orleans hip-hop outfit, TRÚ take their name from a mythological trio...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2021
Fado
It's been a while since Jorge Fernando has been in the public eye. Having scored a couple of pop hits...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2010
Ups and Downs
Zoox are Linda Game, Jo May and Becky Menday, who play a range of esoteric instruments including djembé, congas, balafon,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Stória, Stória…
Mayra Andrade’s confident 2006 debut Navega (reviewed in #44), brought her widespread acclaim. She was one of a number of...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2010
Jorge: The Definitive Collection
No Brazilian singer has chronicled the unpretentious, good life of simple, working-class Rio more faithfully than Jorge Ben. For almost...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Bem-Vinda Amizade
Even those with only a passing interest in Brazilian music will have heard the song ‘Mas Que Nada’ – a...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: May/2022
Mozafar Shafii & the Râst Ensemble
Mozafar Shafii & the Râast Ensemble
Iranian singer Mozafar Shafii was an early student of the well-known Mohammed Reza Shajarian. So Shafii is senior to the...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Viimane Suusataja
Estonian duo Puuluup were absolutely one of the highlights of the last Tallinn Music Week I attended in 2019. Ramo...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/February/2022
El Último Trago
Spanish diva Buika is used to collaboration: the raspy–voiced nuevo flamenco singer once recorded Balearic beats singles with techno producers...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
The Great Irish Famine
Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, from County Kerry, was hailed The Irish Times’ Best Irish Act 2019, when his debut,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022
