Reviews
Real World 25
Real World began life in 1989 with Passion, the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's movie The Last Temptation of Christ, scored...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Traivellers Joy
The young Scottish singer Emily Smith has garnered some high praise over her last few albums, and with this set...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2011
Foggy Mountain Breakdown: A Bluegrass Tribute to Earl Scruggs
A couple of years ago, Tim Austin, one of the founders of the Lonesome River Band, kickstarted a project that...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2012
The First Album
The first two releases in Analog Africa’s new ‘limited dance edition’ series move on from the label’s splendid compilation releases,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Mariza Canta Amalia
In her salad days as the young pretender, Mariza was as embarrassed as she was flattered by the comparison with...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
Air Chall :Lost
A founder member of Dóchas, Rachel Walker is superbly backed up here by a core band comprising Jenna Reid, Kathleen...
Reviewed by Debbie Koritsas in issue: July/2010
Jorge: The Definitive Collection
No Brazilian singer has chronicled the unpretentious, good life of simple, working-class Rio more faithfully than Jorge Ben. For almost...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
The Boss of the Bossa Nova
Don’t let the title put you off, this is a handy, single-disc anthology of bossa alchemist João Gilberto’s first three...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
International Soundclash
The music collective Sofrito have once again teamed up with Strut following the success of their 2011 release Sofrito: Tropical...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: October/2012
