Reviews
Djangologie
Had he been American, Django Reinhardt would surely have received the Hollywood biopic treatment by now. The story of how...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Apr/May/2010
Pangea
Pangea is the hypothetical super¬continent, a land mass without borders, whose break-up gave us the continents we know today. Chet...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: March/2012
African Pearls: Pont Sur le Congo
The title of this double compilation refers to the imaginary bridge connecting the two capitals of the neighbouring Central African...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
The Rough Guide to Barbecue Bob
Proving that rappers and hip-hop artists weren’t the first African-American musicians to adopt street names was Robert Hicks: he cooked,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Chico: The Definitive Collection 1970-1984
All electric-blue eyes and honeyed voice, even at 68 Chico Buarque remains the debonair renaissance man par excellence, a Brazilian...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: June/2012
Bákini: En el Nuevo Mundo
Bákini is not just the name of this album, it is a project led by musicians and educators Michael Spiro...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2018
Raices en Viaje: Roots en Route
The Festival del Caribe in Santiago de Cuba in July often gives rise to unexpected en¬counters. 2009 saw a unique...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: October/2010
Vox.Infold
Ruby Singh is a Canadian musician, composer, filmmaker and sound designer fascinated with mythos, memory, identity and fantasy. He works...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: May/2022
