Reviews
One Takes
Authenticity is impossible to manufacture. Daymé Arocena might be only 24, but she has a soul and a sensuousness belying...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Alagbe
If it wasn't for the laidback, Portuguese vocals, you'd be convinced that this album came direct from Africa. In fact,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2019
Sudbina
Vida Pavlović was one of the most highly regarded Roma singers to have existed, tragically dying before her time in...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2018
Mediterasian
This young Italian Gypsy jazz guitarist was ‘hooked for life’ on first hearing Django Reinhardt as a 16-year-old. During a...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2019
Viva Africando
I don’t know if anybody makes serious money out of the Africando operation, but apart from its musical excellence, the...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Maya Maya
Hailing from Gao and living in Bamako, Oumar Konaté is part of a new generation of young Malian artists making...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2016
New Era Frequency
Best known as the dynamic frontwoman for Australian roots band Blue King Brown, Nattali Rize (aka Natalie Pa’apa’a) has recently...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2017
Coxsone's Music 2: The Sound of Young Jamaica
This fabulous double CD (or triple-vinyl) set gathers 41 recordings from the dawn of the ska era: 1960-62. All the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2016
Where the Big Lamp Shines
Where the Big Lamp Shines marks the official recording debut of The Often Herd, self-described as ‘progressive bluegrass based in...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2022
Turn Up the Heat
Stalwart reggae promoters Reggae Roast release a killer selection of dancehall on renowned label Trojan Reloaded. Turn Up the Heat...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: July/2020
