Reviews
Folkocracy
Son of folk-singers Loudon Wainwright and the late Kate McGarrigle, young Rufus can claim descent from ‘folkocracy’, although since his...
Reviewed in issue July/2023
Sim Sim Sim
Sim Sim Sim, the Latin Grammy-winning debut from Rio de Janeiro-based Bala Desejo, conjures a cornucopia of Brazilian styles including...
Reviewed in issue July/2023
Family Affair
It's fun to imagine a group of reggae legends hauled up in a villa for days, switching between recording sessions...
Reviewed in issue July/2023
Em Cantos de Òrìsà
A post-graduate in Afro-Brazilian history and culture from the Federal University of Bahia, Irma Ferreira is not only an academic...
Reviewed in issue July/2023
Guajiro
Eliades Ochoa seems to be speeding up with age, touring the world, producing his second new record within a year,...
Reviewed in issue July/2023
Accomplice Two
A mutually inspired quest for excellence pervades AccompliceTwo. The much-anticipated follow-up to 2018's Accomplice One features Australian guitar wizard Tommy...
Reviewed in issue June/2023
Ecuatoriana – El Universo Paralelo de Polibio Mayorga 1969-1981
Another sparkling release from Analog Africa's rich goldmine, this time centring on one of the great 70s pioneers of Andean...
Reviewed in issue June/2023
The Songs Which Are
This Toronto-based ensemble continue their exploration of musicalising the work of the late self-taught Nova Scotia poet Alden Nowlan, around...
Reviewed in issue June/2023
Vida
At 92, Portuondo is now older than Compay Segundo was when the original Buena Vista Social Club album was recorded...
Reviewed in issue June/2023
Parranda La Cruz
Based in Lyon, Parranda La Cruz are a vocal and percussion quartet founded by the two female voices, Venezuelan expatriate...
Reviewed in issue June/2023
