Reviews
Breton Music for Dummies
This is the first ‘Music for Dummies’ package I’ve come across. But I’ve been enlightened by the brand’s efforts, in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Angola Soundtrack 2
This follow-up to 2010’s Unique Sound of Luanda trawls a similar time period. Subtitled Hypnosis, Distortion & Other Sonic Innovations...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2014
Lambi Golo
The decade that has lapsed since TourÉ Kunda's 2008 album Santhiaba had led this reviewer to fear that the Senegalese...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
One Life to Live
The latest in the excellent Doctor Bird reissue series is the sole LP that was released by Jamaican singer Phyllis...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2018
Mambo Mundial
Chilean band Chico Trujillo have been blasting out raw, festive, gig-friendly cumbia for two decades – a significant milestone they've...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Orquesta Akokán
Son and salsa are soulful and sultry, but mambo has got the edge when it comes to having a laugh....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2018
Norcabo
From Cape Verde, Ary Morais presents Norcabo, a portrait of his present life in Norway, showcasing the sounds of his...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Carminho Canta Tom Jobim
When standing in front of a giant, expect to remain caught under his shadow – for better or for worse....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2017
Woody Pines
New Hampshire-born Woody Pines mines the American folk, ragtime, country blues, hillbilly and proto-rock’n’roll songbooks: the songs were spilling out...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2015
