Reviews
Adventures in Afropea
Sic transit gloria mundi – but how welcome to be reminded of past triumphs by this reissue of Zap Mama's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Borrowed Songs
It is rare to hear an album that confronts you with such a powerful sense of who a person is...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2020
Kinshasa 1978: Originals and Reconstructions
This is a welcome reimagining of a remarkable recording that captured the early days of the Congotronics groups. Recorded in...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2020
Down in Jamaica: 40 Years of VP Records
Jamaican record producer Vincent Chin began in the jukebox trade, establishing the iconic Randy's Records shop at 17 North Parade...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: March/2020
Direct-to-Disc Sessions
The demand for albums that capture live performance has long been omnipresent, but the clamour has intensified in the digital...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2020
Det Var en Lørdagsafen
Saturday night's alright for, well, in this case, singing! Firo's new release translates as ‘Once on a Saturday Night’ and...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2020
The Strange One
A fiery fuzz guitar solo, reggaeton bridge, vocals switching between Spanish and English, searing violins and a constant hip-hop/cumbia beat...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2020
The Soul of Epirus
Petroloukas Halkias & Vasilis Kostas
Petroloukas Halkias (also spelled Chalkias) is a revered 85-year-old clarinettist, while Vasilis Kostas is a rising player of the eight-stringed...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2020
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
No Wahala in the Dance!: Adventures in Contemporary Reggae, Dub & Electronics
Independent label No Wahala Sounds emerged five years ago, releasing limited-edition vinyl reissues of little-known African gems. Now the label...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: March/2020
