Reviews
Benin: Bariba Music
The Bariba number about 600,000, and live in the north-west Nigerian region of Borgou, around the banks of the Niger...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2013
El Chango: The Very Best Of
Chango Spasiuk’s grandparents emig¬rated from the Ukraine to Misiones, a rural region of bright green forests, vivid red earth and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Futuro Do Pretérito
On first listening, it's hard to get a handle on the São Paulo quartet's third album; their take on retro...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2019
Les Indiens d’Amérique: 1960-1961
It's encouraging to be reviewing another authentic Native American recording: while it's not exactly a glut, there is certainly much...
Reviewed by James Lascelles in issue: October/2014
Beats Vol 2
With over 20 years’ experience of recording and performing both traditional and contemporary Pacific music, Te Vaka have always been...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: December/2020
Liga Latina
Liga Latina have been described as ‘a European supergroup.’ Well, they're a quintet of Scandinavian musicians steeped in Latin and...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Boko a Ko
Formed in 2015 by the Ghanaian veteran Ebo Taylor, whose 1970s catalogue has been extensively reissued over recent years, the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2022
The Ballads of Child Migration: Songs for Britain's Child Migrants
There's an impressive list of musicians here; the songwriters include Jez Lowe, Julie Matthews & Chris While, Boo Hewerdine, John...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Portraits
Niamh Dunne is the singer and fiddle player with the highly successful band Beoga and Portraits is her first solo...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Hawaii Memories: Souvenirs d’Hawaii
It's hard to know what to say about this album, other than that it's traditional Hawaiian hula music aimed squarely...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2015
