Reviews
The Great Jamaican Songbook, Vol 1
Cleveland Watkiss is known both as a gifted jazz vocalist and a founding member of Metalheadz – the drum’n’bass outfit...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2022
The Musical Voyages of Marco Polo
This musical romp along the Silk Road imagines the musical cultures the 13th-century explorer Marco Polo may have encountered on...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Apr/May/2014
The Linval Tompson Trojan Roots Album Collection
He may not be a huge name in the world of reggae, but Linval Tompson is much more than a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2020
Yiddish Journey: The Music of Lenka Lichtenberg
For better or worse, Jewish song often contends with a dizzying array of demands, from dealing with painful memory to...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: May/2016
Black Voices Revisited
Released in 1999, two years after the death of Fela Kuti, whose band was fired for so long by Allen's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2011
Lúnasa with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Lúnasa with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Irish national broadcaster RTÉ has a versatile Concert Orchestra that has made something of a happy habit of venturing into...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
El Laberinto del Coco
After playing percussion for the cream of Puerto Rico's musical talent (such as Calle 13 and Jerry Medina) as well...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2018
Dub Me Tender Vols 1 & 2
The dub remix is a tricky thing to pull off. If you're trying to replicate the soupy yet cavernous sound...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2012
Crossroads Kenya: East African Benga and Rumba, 1980-1985
It's indicative of how the music of East Africa has been overshadowed by its West African cousin that none of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022
Andina: The Sound of the Peruvian Andes, Huayno, Carnaval and Cumbia 1968-1978
It's become fashionable – or at least SEO-savvy – to give records epic subtitles. This album's subtitle is ‘The Sound...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2017
