Reviews
Macondo Revisitado: The Roots of Subtropical Music Uruguay 1975-1979
Uruguay, along with Chile and Argentina, is prone to identity crises when it comes to defining its musical legacy. It...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2017
Good and Green Again
Like a roiling campfire on a cool autumn night, Columbus, Georgia-born, Durham, North Carolina-based Jake Fussell’s Good and Green Again...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2022
Warm Heart, Cold Steel
Mr Bongo’s label is internationally known for its exposure of new Brazilian singers, classic reissues and hit remixes, so it’s...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010
Musakayike
Although this duo from Malawi have been touring far and wide since the release of their last album in 2019,...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: August/September/2022
Hush the Wild Horses
Hush the Wild Horses is an intimate, unflinching glimpse into the trials and triumphs of singer-songwriter Rachel Harrington. A former...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2019
Fiddle Music
Danny Diamond's self-released Fiddle Music is an assured solo debut for the Dublin-born fiddler, who is a field recording officer...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
African Voices
The art of a good compilation is to take the listener seamlessly from track to track even when there appears...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2012
View From Somewhere
Politically, Sudan has had its fair share of unrest, leaving most with the impression that there is no more to...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: October/2011
Django l'Impressionniste
Perhaps best known for his Grammy-winning soundtrack to Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, this French-born guitarist and composer has virtually...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2020
The Scorpios
The Scorpios are a ten-piece band with most members originating from Khartoum in Sudan, and are now based in London...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2017
