Reviews

Luz

Cuca Roseta

This latest album from Portuguese singer and new-wave fadista Cuca Roseta is a bright and upbeat affair. It's well recorded,...

Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: June/2018

Miziki

Dobet Gnahoré

Eight years after receiving a Grammy Award for her song ‘Palea’, the African singer-songwriter Dobet Gnahoré has released her fifth...

Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: June/2018

Punch

The Poozies

On this eighth studio album from the long-running Scottish group, half of The Poozies are new to the party, and...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2018

Roadside

Diogal

Currently based in France, Diogal is the son of a Senegalese fisherman and a self-professed ‘sound-designer.’ As well as four...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2018

Mi Mundo

Brenda Navarrete

Go looking for music off the beaten Buena Vista track in Havana, and chances are you’ll come across Brenda Navarrete....

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2018

Viaje a la Amistad: La Habana, Paris, Caracas

Gérard Naulet, Orlando Valle, Orlando Poleo & Friends

The trope of a viaje a la amistad – a ‘journey to friendship’ – is integral to Latin American music,...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2018

Orquesta Akokán

Orquesta Akokán

Son and salsa are soulful and sultry, but mambo has got the edge when it comes to having a laugh....

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2018

Raza

Darshan

Darshan are a duo from New York who fuse grooves inspired by Jewish culture with gritty rap. Their album, Raza,...

Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: June/2018

Keys to Friendship

Aeham Ahmad meets Edgar Knecht

This is an album with quite a story behind it. The Syrian musician Aeham Ahmad played piano in the refugee...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: June/2018

Mabagwe: A Tribute to ‘Los Mayores’

Los Rumberos de la Bahia

Choral music often raises a question: is it for listening to or for singing along with? This homage to their...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2018