Reviews

Cuba Linda

Maite Hontelé

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

Byron Lee & The Dragonaires

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

Lucid

Yaatri

Something fresh from Leeds Conservatoire comes in the form of five-piece fusion outfit Yaatri. The group have attracted comparisons to...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2022

Shine

Caroline Keane

Caroline Keane has had an increasingly prominent presence on the Irish and international touring circuit since she was 15. Now...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2020

La Nua

Lúnasa

Lá Nua is Lúnasa’s first foray into the studio since 2006’s Sé. It’s also the powerhouse quintet’s first recording since...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2010

Oye Mujer

Ladama

Pan-American musicians have got more chance of creating peace and prosperity than the region’s politicians. Perhaps the latter can call...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2020

Mwinda

Lulendo

A former backing singer for his late compatriot Papa Wemba, Lulendo grew up in the Angolan capital Luanda with the...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2017

O Ptácích a Rybách

BraAgas

BraAgas are a Czech female quartet (plus bassist Jan Hrbek) who featured on the bonus CD of Czech music with...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Kobane

Nishtiman Project

A keening, reedy duduk (oboe) melody emerges out of the wind – a wind that blows free, unhindered across borders....

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/2017

De Mar y Río

Canalón de Timbiquí

How rough and ready do you want your roots music? From a small town on the Pacific coast of Colombia...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2019