Reviews
The Movers Vol 1: 1970-1976
For a band that reportedly sold 500,000 copies of its debut album in 1970 and managed to break the colour...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2022
Follow Your Bliss
This album sounds great. Recorded to tape on entirely old-school gear, it’s full of the saturated warmth that audiophile purists...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: March/2011
Face to Face
Film-composer and pianist Heffes, the man responsible for soundtracks such as The Last King of Scotland and Touching the Void,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2013
Koum Tara: Chaâbi, Jazz and Strings
Disregard the rather bland title: this album is a luminous jewel. It's an uncommon mixture, to say the least, based...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2018
Afrotunes: Best of Juju Vol II, Oba Mimo Olorun Ayo
Originally released on vinyl in 1985 by Nigerian label Tabansi Records, the rarity of this reissue will no doubt send...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Esquina de São Paulo
Latin Grammy-nominated classical guitarist João Luiz and composer and mandolin player Danilo Brito have shared a friendship for nearly 20...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: May/2022
Los Duendes de la Marimba
This album was recorded in the house of the Torres family (keepers of the Torres dynasty, masters of Colombia’s Pacific...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2020
Kanou
A former backing singer with Salif Keita, Mamani Keita is best known for her 2001 recording debut Electro Bamako, which...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Apr/May/2014
Ejdeha
Gordon Grdina is a guitarist and oud (lute) player with one foot in Vancouver and another in New York. Originally...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2018
