Reviews
The Age of Aquarius
There have been a lot of releases in recent years by European acts incorporating Asian pop and even traditional instrumentation...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: May/2022
Cumbia Siglo XXI
Colombian society and culture is always at the core of Meridian Brothers, a conceptual tropical band led by Eblis Alvarez....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Tilham
Forty-five years and counting, with this their 14th album, Blowzabella are an institution of the English folk revival to stand...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2023
Salvavidas de Hielo
Is it possible that Drexler has found the perfect way of describing his music with the title of his latest...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2018
Sounds of Mirrors
Born into a long line of muezzins (men who call Muslims to prayer), Dhafer Youssef discovered his own melodic voice...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2019
Cannibal Courtship
Dengue Fever's latest album is a step up from their last studio effort, Venus on Earth, in 2008. The band...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: July/2011
Galactic Gala
Mixing century-old traditional vocals with the latest sonic technology has always been an attractive yet dangerous musical venture. More often...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: April/2020
Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea
After growing up singing with her mother and aunties, award-winning Māori vocalist Maisey Rika began performing professionally at age 13....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2021
