Reviews
Eyes on the Rise
From the seductive opening bars of ‘Chop It Up,‘ an African rumba-hued acoustic guitar and vocal cut that kicks off...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2023
Le Solas Faoithine
It’s been a wait for a follow-up to Jack Warnock’s debut EP in 2013. A decade on, the County Derry-born...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/February/2023
Zerzura (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Zerzura is a mythical city or oasis that appears in numerous historical accounts of the Sahara. The film Zerzura is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2019
Así de Sampling!
It's almost the stuff of fiction: looking for ways to provide music for ill-equipped house parties, six instrumentalists from Havana's...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2017
South Africa’s Skylark
Of the many Makeba compilations on the market, this 45-track set may just be the most comprehensive of them all....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2010
Volume 1
Having played together on various projects over the last few years, it was maybe inevitable that harmonica whizz Will Pound...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2023
Brazilian Beat
Putumayo's latest instalment of Latin music does not intend to be a definitive collection of new Brazilian music. It is...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Apr/May/2012
Orchestre Massako
The latest release in Analog Africa’s Limited Dance Edition series throws the spotlight on Gabon’s Orchestre Massako, founded by Jean-Christian...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2022
Who Say I Tire
As a Nigerian musician, composer and bandleader who reached his peak in the early 70s, Segun Bucknor has inevitably been...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2010
Tall Ships and Tavern Tales
This double album of songs from their two-part stage show of the same name is described by Devon’s self-styled ‘original...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2022
