Reviews
The Golden Angle
It's hard to know what to make of this album. David Benedict is clearly an extraordinarily gifted young musician, zipping...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Rock Island Grange
Firmly rooted in the traditional old-time vein, this ninth recording by the Portland, Oregon-based Foghorn Stringband features sparkling acoustic instrumentals...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Greater Jamaica
Producer Duke Reid's compilation advertises ‘Reggay at its best’ – that's reggae circa 1969, as connoisseurs will note from the...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Tribalistas II
One uses the term ‘supergroup’ with caution, but Tribalistas unite three giants of MPB, (Música Popular Brasileira). The golden-voiced Marisa...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
When Jeremy Dutcher received the Polaris Prize (the Canadian equivalent of the Mercury Prize) for this album in September, he...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
A História do Nordeste
The story of Luiz Gonzaga could have come straight out of a novel by Brazilian writer Jorge Amado: at 18...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Take It
Bristol reggae band Black Roots have offered a powerful social commentary for 40 years – spreading a message of love,...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Judgement Day
Following Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton in Dub, the Black Country's finest reggae outfit return with a new album and a modified...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles
There ought to be nothing surprising about an all-female mariachi band, but this particular branch of Mexican music has such...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Dubcatcher 3: Flames Up!
The Russian-born, London-based DJ Vadim returns with another high-octane reggae volume under the pseudonym Dubcatcher. As with previous albums, the...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
