Reviews
The Woman at the End of the World
Elza Soares has been one of Brazil's most controversial samba singers ever since her career began in the late 1950s,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2016
Hali Diallo
For a lot of Touareg desert blues, the drums are the well of rhythm in the undergrowth of the music,...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: April/2019
Characters
Flo Perlin may cite diverse musical influences, given her extensive world travel and her Iraqi and Belarusian heritage, but in...
Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: October/2021
Sétimo Fado
For an artist still only in her late 20s, it’s a remarkable achieve¬ment to be releasing a seventh album. The...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: Apr/May/2011
The Age of Aquarius
There have been a lot of releases in recent years by European acts incorporating Asian pop and even traditional instrumentation...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: May/2022
Vodou Alé
Chouk Bwa were a revelation upon their debut album, 2015's Se Nou Ki La! (reviewed in #110), a wonderful set...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2020
Pomegranate Tiles
Dafarahn is an interesting pair of European musicians researching the art music of the Middle East. Francesco Iannuzzelli is an...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Growing Up
I remember descri– bing Tsuumi Sound System's last album (reviewed in #49) as a work of genius: a lesson in...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2010
Neptune
2008's Dreams of Breathing Under– water, an album of original tunes, was a long time coming, and it felt as...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011
