Reviews
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
Do Amor e dos Dias
Camané's latest album, Of Love and Days, is unlikely to be the easiest of listening for newcomers to fado but...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: July/2011
Bright Land
The San Francisco-based quintet the Crooked Jades rival the Carolina Chocolate Drops as the foremost proponents of pre-radio old-time rural...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Beneath the Surface
The latest release from Melbourne-based Aboriginal singer-songwriter Kutcha Edwards further expands his repertoire of heartfelt songs, delivered with honesty and...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: May/2017
Spirit of Malombo
To appreciate Julian Bahula's contribution to South African music, you don’t need to know that he was a tireless anti-Apartheid...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Regions
The brains behind Ellis Island Sound (Pete Astor and David Sheppard) are those of musical veterans; they have been collaborating...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: June/2014
Amoreamaro
There many reasons to admire singer Maria Mazzotta: for her voice, of course, so brilliant, intimate and dramatic; for her...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: May/2020
Chants du Dedans, Chants du Dehors
Hearing Meïkhâneh’s album, Chants du Dedans, Chants du Dehors (Songs from Inside, Songs from Outside), is akin to waking up...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2022
Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye
Whilst we’re used to hearing lilting scales from vintage Ethiopia, this latest reissue from Awesome Tapes from Africa is like...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: October/2013
Tongues
One can never be fully prepared before entering Tanya Tagaq’s latest creation Tongues. Bold and experimental, the album is a...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: April/2022
