Reviews
Guilherme Coutinho e o Grupo Stalo
Guilherme Coutinho e o Grupo Stalo
Recorded 45 years ago in the north Brazilian town of Belém and released on the Erla - Estudio Rauland label,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/September/2023
Miramar
The traditions of few places in Europe have been as overwritten as those of the Balearic island of Mallorca. Even...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/September/2023
The Colours of Rubab
This is a stunning showcase of the Pakistani rubab (lute). It is played here by Gulab Afridi, a celebrated folk...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: August/September/2023
Inventor Vol 1
Born in Luanda’s Barrio do Rangel, DJ Znobia began experimenting with audio production tool FruityLoops in the early 90s, mixing...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: November/2023
Leon Keïta
Born in Conakry, Guinea, guitarist Leon Keïta eventually became a significant figure on the Malian scene, helping to form the...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2023
Caribe
Ana Carla Maza is a woman of true ambition, being a virtuoso cellist, a songwriter and singer and a bandleader....
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: November/2023
Ojinga’s Own
Formed in 1971 and still going strong with Eze Rockcliffe remaining at the helm, Yoruba Singers were first among equals...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: November/2023
Lost in Tajikistan
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
These tracks were recorded in 2008 after English musician Lu Edmonds began recording musicians in a makeshift studio in the...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: October/2023
Desert Drip
It’s maybe not a very usual response to music to think, ‘how clever!’, but cleverness is what comes to mind...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: November/2023
