Reviews
Sonho Real
It's ten years since Flavia Coelho moved from her native Brazil to Paris, where she created a reggae-tinged mixture she...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Every Bird that Flies
‘The Fall’ begins in paradise: lying on the ground on a summer's day, and a child running about. Suddenly there's...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
A Lifetime Isn’t Enough
Grammy-winning producer/conflict resolution specialist Ian Brennan and Italian-Rwandan photographer/filmmaker Marilena Delli Umuhoza have long provided platforms for the under-represented with...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2022
Baila Sahara Baila
Mariem Hassan & Vadiya Mint El Hanevi
This is the final album from one of the great voices of the Sahara: Mariem Hassan died in August 2015...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2016
Sorrows Away
The Unthanks have been closing their concerts with the title-track of their new album and finding that audiences are singing...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2022
Shamrock City
In 1910, a young man named Michael Conway left rural poverty behind in Ireland and took passage across the Atlantic...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: July/2013
Las Bases del Razonamiento
For the most part, Sonido Vegetal seem to be part of the great line of Spanish ska-punk bands, but their...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Apr/May/2015
Where the Galleon Sank
Canadian calypso singer Drew Gonsalves’ latest Kobo Town album reflects a deepening love of Trinidad and Tobago's music and culture....
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: June/2018
Mazembe Mazembe @ 45rpm Vol 1
Orchestra Super Mazembe may be one of the most influential bands in African music. They were one of the first...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2013
Balas y Chocolate
Passion in spite of poverty, magic in the face of misery – these are survival strategies in Latin America. Lila...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2015
