Reviews
Sisyphus
The first solo release from accomplished musician Sofia Labropoulou takes its inspiration from a geographically and culturally diverse range of...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2021
We Used to be Africans
The opening track on this album by Cacique ’97, ‘Mahala’, simmers for half a minute before a barrage of horns...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/2017
(2213) Home
Australia's Tiwi islands lie to the north of Darwin, Australia, where the Arafura and Timor Seas meet. The two main...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2015
Qasida
Rosario ‘La Tremendita’ & Mohammad Motamedi
This live CD bears witness to the meeting of Iranian classical singer Mohammad Motamedi and flamenco singer-songwriter Rosario ‘La Tremendita’...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Voice of Ages
Nobody can say no to Paddy Moloney. From Mick Jagger to Ry Cooder, the list of unlikely collaborators corralled by...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2012
Zanzibara 7: Sikinde vs Ndekule
This fine addition to the confusingly titled Zanzibara series focuses on two of the leading bands from the astonishingly fertile...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Elementuak
After touring as guest performers on Madonna's 2012 MDNA tour, Basque trio Kalakan sat down to re-centre themselves and record...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2015
Protegid
Carmen Souza may share a Creole tongue with her Cape Verdean-rooted contemporaries, but that's where the comparisons end. Her voice...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: June/2010
Cigarros Explosivos!
Switzerland is a land in which little of musical interest ever seems to happen. But Jaro Milko grew up there,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2014
