Now here's a really cheering and worthwhile project, which is exactly what you would expect from Oily Cart. It's a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2021
Hailing from überchic Brooklyn in the melting pot of New York City, Red Baraat have a studied multi-ethnic cool reminiscent...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2010
The debut album from this hot young Arnhem Land band follows on from the success of both their live show,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2022
The Gnawa, Morocco’s musical brotherhoods, were placed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2019. This is a...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2022
For non-aficionados, Celia Cruz is best remembered as a gutsy Latina Tina Turner. When she died in 2003, she'd recently...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2011
In a similar vein to Richard Thompson's Acoustic Classics is Steve Tilston's 19-strong set of revisited songs going as far...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2018
Judging by recent releases, choro – the Afro-European progenitor of samba – is making a comeback, especially outside its native...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2019
The third album from the London-based Sudanese-Italian singer Amira Kheir is a tour de force that builds and expands on...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
This double CD celebrating music found across the Caribbean region is a delight from start to finish. As the excellent...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2015
This is Lakvar's debut album and it demonstrates the full range of their folk and musical credentials. The first track,...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: June/2020
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