Reviews
Texas Gypsy Fire
Japanese dub, Taiwanese rap, Mexican ska… we’ve heard them all. And, in the mix-and-match free-for-all of world music, there are...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Back to Soweto
Umsakazo Records is a UK-based label making a mark with lovingly reissued vintage township jive and mbaqanga from the likes...
Reviewed by Diane Coetzer in issue: March/2021
Albat Alawi Op 99
Eyal El Wahab, the young music maker behind El Khat, is a true original. Many of his homemade instruments are...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2022
Spinning in the Wheel
Projeto Arcomusical has the mission statement of bringing joy to the world through the berimbau and their intricate pieces are...
Reviewed by Charlie Long in issue: November/2019
You, Golden
Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell
You, Golden was apparently recorded live, in a barn and in a smattering of days, but it couldn't sound further...
Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: December/2022
Otros Aires 4
Is there any mileage left in tango electronica? Let me think for a picosecond. No. While Buenos Aires septet Otros...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Nostalgic Moments
The sepia-tinted cover shots and period costumes provide a visual counterpart to the title of this album, the second by...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2015
Accordeon: Musette/Swing Paris 1925-1954
Yet another hefty chunk of plastic from Frémeaux & Associés, this is the fourth volume of a series of compilations...
Reviewed by Phil Sweeney in issue: March/2011
Don Letts Presents: Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown Vol 2
Don Letts hosts an enjoyably eclectic radio show on BBC 6Music and is something of an icon of the late-70s...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2015
