Reviews
The Other Shore
Few artists are as cosmopolitan as Marta Topferova. Born and partly raised in Czechoslovakia, this 30-something singer-songwriter emigrated to the...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Chasing the Light
The Birmingham-based Old Dance School’s debut album Forecast was full of the first flush of recording excitement; a follow-up was...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Che Guava’s Rickshaw Diaries
Lokki Terra have gone from strength to strength since their first gig in 2006 at a concert titled From Bangla-beat...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Contours of Cairngorm (Live)
Opening with the sweetly rousing ‘Sunrise’, Mhairi Hall and Patsy Reid’s Contours of Cairngorm is an accomplished and polished collaboration....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Classics of My Soul
Like his compatriot Bonga, Waldemar Bastos is an Angolan in exile – living in Portugal after fleeing his homeland when...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
MTMTMK
The combination of the Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and the London-based electro production team Radioclit made The Very Best's debut...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Blue Cha Cha
Galbán’s pedigree as Cuba’s finest electric guitarist ran from his 1960s work with Los Zafiros to his late flowering on...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Black Tarantella
The Neapolitan composer, saxophonist and singer crosses paths here with a dozen world music artists, rock celebrities and prominent Italian...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Walk With Me
It’s been a tough couple of years for The Skatalites. Two of the legendary ska group’s founding members passed away...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
