Reviews
Liwoningo
Although this album taps into the traditional folklore and rhythms of Mozambique, it is fair to say that it is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2020
Calypso/Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean
‘Day-o! Day-ay-ay-o! Daylight come and me wan’ go home.’ Everyone knows Belafonte's ‘Banana Boat Song’. For several decades following its...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2014
Trinca de Ases
Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa and Nando Reis are key figures in MPB (Música Popular Brasileira): Gil and Gal arrived with...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2018
Nine Pin
Born to Afro-Caribbean parents in Québec and having lived and studied banjo in West Virginia's Appalachian mountains marks Kaia Kater...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2016
“I Will Not Stop Singing”
As the title states, these Malawian inmates will not stop singing – at least until the 30 minutes of this...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Saving the Good Stuff Vol 1
Cast in a pristine C major and underpinned by the hypnotic backdrop of Freya Jonas’ harmonium and David Harbottle's acoustic...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2023
Bollywood Funk Experience
To the uninitiated, the richly hued and garish world of Bollywood film soundtracks can seem daunting and inaccessible. Jonny Trunk...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2010
Get on Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee
This album certainly has deep roots. The original Get on Board by the folk-blues duo of harmonica player Sonny Terry...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2022
Diaspora
Wilber Calver is a brave man. The idea of using the bagpipes to reflect the African diaspora might strike you...
Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: October/2012
