Reviews
West
The Scottish harpist and singer – one quarter of the acclaimed Furrow Collective, and winner of the 2017 BBC Radio...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2018
Mapambazuko
Nyege Nyege are known for avant-garde releases. This record is no different. Titi Bakorta and Ale Hop join forces to...
Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: February/March/2025
Luna, cera e vino
This is a classy album of Italian electro-folk from a trio that formed back in Caserta, north of Naples, in...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2025
Weights & Measures
If you walked into a bar or a hall anywhere in the US and found that Darrin Hacquard and his...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2026
Celestun
My Morning Jacket guitarist Carl Broemel and former Band of Horses lead guitarist Tyler Ramsey have apparently long intended to...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: February/March/2026
Woody Guthrie: The Tribute Concerts
Following Guthrie's death in 1967, plans were made for a memorial concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. The event took...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Mama Afrika 1932-2008
The death of a great artist such as Miriam Makeba ought to be followed by the release of a well–...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Bossanova: Cool Bossa Nova & Hip Samba Sounds from Rio De Janeiro
In the opening ceremony of Rio's Olympics, there was a moment when supermodel Gisele Bündchen made the stadium her private...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2016
Doctor Bird
Now in his mid 70s, the Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow, still performs, drawing attention to social justice...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: October/2011
