Reviews
Mistral
Despite an opening salvo of tracks featuring some irresistible vocals, this fourth record from Italy-based quartet La Frontera is an...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
African Party
Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers
He died in Lagos 40 years ago and his heyday on London's music scene is a good 50 years in...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Dark Wings of the Night
There's something dark and secretive about Finnish tango; that is its great attraction. Listen to archive recordings from the 40s...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Untied Knot
While some bands fall into repetition after a few albums, others continue to evolve and develop, still finding inspiration and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
History of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae
Get ready for a sweltering live album from Jamaican trendsetters the Ska-talites, recorded in Finland in 1994 and capturing, for...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Soft Power
AJ Holmes & The Hackney Empire
AJ Holmes grew up in East London and has lived in Hackney for the past 15 years. It's an ethnically...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Blackhouse
Taking inspiration from the present and the future, Blackhouse is an energetic and exciting album from the Peatbogs and shows...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Escape
The Urban Folk Quartet have been a mainstay on the UK folk scene for a good while now, and there's...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Out of Many, One Music! Songs That Shaped Jamaica
The three-CD set Out of Many, One Music! follows the earlier It's Jamaica Jump Blues Time! and Feel So Fine:The...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
