Reviews
…e l’italiano ride
Singer-songwriter Mirco Menna here encounters a 52-piece Sicilian brass band, directed by Sebastiano Bell’Arte. It's the pair's second recording, following...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: October/2010
All Ashore
It's impossible to talk about the Punch Brothers without mentioning Chris Thile. Should anyone still require an introduction to Thile,...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: October/2018
Golden Boy
Watermelon Slim is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Oklahoma. He's lived a varied life, including serving in the Vietnam...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2017
Vintage K-Pop Revisited
A French quintet offering modern jazz-influenced instrumental covers of the songs of a Korean crooner? Even the theoretical infinite monkeys...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2016
Sweet Sweet Jamaica
Gilzene & The Blue Light Mento Band
Before soca came calypso; before salsa there was son. And if you’ve ever wondered what Jamaica danced to before ska,...
Reviewed by Simon Lee in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Que-vive!
Compagnie Rassegna are a band based in the south of France, led by guitarist Bruno Allary. They are also involved...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
¡Salsa! Mi Hermana
When this album was released in 1968, salsa was the soundtrack of a new Latin consciousness. If New York was...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Wutiko
Heard on our recent Global Sounds From Québec CD (November 2021, #172), this is Élage’s third album since he moved...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2022
Cuba Linda
Dutch-Colombian trumpeter Maite Hontelé's tour de force of Cuban rhythms is all delivered with a hint of Colombian sabor. Since...
Reviewed by Julia Baker in issue: June/2019
Uptown Top Ranking
VP Records here present a comprehensive guide to Byron Lee, a bandleader and producer whose appeal grew from the tastes...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2015
