Reviews
Nuevos Ríos
Nuevos Ríos (‘New Rivers’) blends the Afro-Pacific sounds of Colombian group Canalón de Timbiquí, led by vocalist Nidia Góngora, with...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2026
Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard
Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis
More than three decades after their last album as a trio, Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis have...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2026
Tirakat
It’s not often we come across an album that purports to explore the longstanding cultural traffic between Indonesia and the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2026
Surrender To Love
Malcolm McLaren once called Culshaw “the Indiana Jones of world music”, and whether in Cuba at the start of the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2026
Esperança
Esperança is a heartfelt collaboration celebrating two distinct but intertwined musical traditions. Fred Martins, from Brazil, and Nancy Vieira, from...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2026
Brasiliano
This joyful album celebrates language as a window into Brazil’s history and its people. Featuring eight languages, its title, Brasiliano,...
Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: May/2026
Consuelo
A deliriously fun release from the Spanish duo, who blend the digital and the organic to form off-kilter bangers which...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: May/2026
