Reviews
The Rough Guide to Samba
In this latest incarnation of The Rough Guide to Samba, compiler John Armstrong works from a generous definition of Brazil's...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2013
On Eastern Way
Boris Kovac & David Yengibarian
Composer and saxophonist Boris Kovač is an intriguing figure in Serbian music. Born and based in the Vojvodina region in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2013
One Love, One Life
Despite being an unremarkable figure during reggae's golden era in the 70s, Beres Hammond has created a contemporary two-disc album...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2013
Build
Indian-American singer-songwriter Rupa Mayra and her troupe of San Francisco-based activist musicians return with their sophisticated global sound-world and rebellious...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2013
Não Tente Compreender
Like Moreno Veloso, Preta Gil and Maria Rita, Mart'nália Mendonça Ferreira is the child of famous musical parents. Her mother...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2013
Riots in the Jungle
Skip & Die are an enigmatic creative duo who've made a debut album that could and should be reviewed by...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: March/2013
Balkan Beats SoundLab
You can certainly pass a pleasant enough hour listening, dancing or jogging to this. It's a kind of wantonly random...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: March/2013
Black Box
In his 2004 album Swing Swing, guitarist, composer and producer Nicolas Repac took a futuristic journey through the history of...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: March/2013
Old Man Below
The Dust Busters with John Cohen
Formed in 2008, The Dust Busters are the upper crust of the new generation of old-time string bands that have...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2013
