Reviews
Fios de Ouro No Ár
Harp player and Milladoiro founder Rodrigo Romaní is one of the foremost exponents of Galician folk, playing a leading role...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Viajando Com O Som
Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa
Widely regarded as Brazil's most preternaturally gifted musician, Hermeto Pascoal has covered an incredible amount of creative ground in his...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: December/2017
Frankie and the No-Go Road
A concept album that follows the trials and tribulations of an everyman hero named Frankie in his struggles through life,...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2016
No More the Green Hills
‘She Moves Through the Fair’, ‘As I Roved Out’, ‘Johnny, My Man’… Janice Burns and Jon Doran have chosen some...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2022
This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
This double-CD box set is the soundtrack to a feature-length documentary, This Ain’t No Mouse Music!, documenting how Chris Strachwitz,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2015
Um Corpo no Mundo
When Salvador established itself as the ‘African soul’ of Brazil in the mid-20th century, it was the music of Dorival...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Bahía
Ana Carla Maza is a virtuoso Cuban composer, cellist and singer. Her latest album, Bahía, takes you on a spellbinding...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: April/2022
Chamber Music
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal
This hypnotic masterpiece from the French label No Format is another fine example of the label’s penchant for putting musicians...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Tres Golpes
Perrate is about as traditional a flamenco artist as you can imagine. From Utrera in Andalucía, the family dynasty includes...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: July/2022
No Love in Lagos
Show Dem Camp, The Cavemen, Nsikak David
Two of Lagos’ most talented duos, The Cavemen and Show Dem Camp, speak to the dating scene in the nation’s...
Reviewed by Erin Cobby in issue: December/2024
