Reviews
Strovilos
This is another winner from the class act that brought us the great albums Zivo and Samás. Here they are...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2020
Conversations with Manol
I loved the idea behind this CD even before I started listening to it; the album pays homage to an...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Quarter to Six
Idan Raichel has become an important figure in Israeli music – this album has already gone double platinum there –...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: March/2014
Portuguesa
Pedal steel and electric guitar are not exactly the first instruments that pop to mind when we speak of fado....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2023
The Three Seasons of the Andes – Kimsa Pachanka
The Aymara herders of Bolivia refer to three annual seasons: Lupi Pacha (dry season), Jallu Pacha (rainy season) and Thaya...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: January/February/2024
Cara de Espelho
No one by now can be ignorant of the far-right rise all over the world. In Portugal, the alarm is...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2024
De Alcohol y Desamor
A supergroup eminently deserving of that title, Tablao de Tango bring together three greats of Argentinian music: Franco Luciani on...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: July/2024
Come as You Are
OK, let’s clear out the elephant in the room. Yes, Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan has named her second album Come...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2024
Deep Africa
Back in the 90s, Eric Mouquet and his French ‘ethnic electronica collective’ Deep Forest did more than anyone else to...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013
Forêt Sacrée
Joel Nya is a singer-songwriter who clearly takes his influences not just from the popular bikutsi style but also from...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2019
