Often artists may be hailed as originators of a certain musical style when actually, it’s a matter of taste and/or...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: December/2023
Originally released on the Soweto label back in 1975, Black Beauty is a classic album of early South African township...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2023
José Alberto, nicknamed ‘The Nightingale’ to distinguish him from the other José Alberto, ‘The Canary’, is from Bayamo in Eastern...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: December/2023
A pleasant surprise that the ‘electric chicken’ follows up their Latin Grammy-nominated second LP with an album full of upbeat...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: December/2023
Mariachi music, removed from the mezcal-sipping, ant-eating cantinas of its homeland, still has the power to entertain and surprise. Its...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2024
Diamond Days may be his first solo album in four years but Brooks Williams is no slouch. Since 2020’s Work...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2024
This seminal 1965 debut from the godfather of the 60s English folk revival is reissued on vinyl as part of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024
Folk, blues, swing, world music and jazz combine to weave their trade winds across UK-based French singer Julie Abbé’s fine...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2024
This album was apparently inspired by labyrinths, whether ‘imagined… astronomical… constructed… danced [or] natural …. and especially the mineral labyrinth...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2024
Ignore the title. For although Makeba – who died in 2008 aged 76 – richly deserved the ‘Mama Africa’ soubriquet,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2015
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