Reviews
Moçambique
Born in Maputo 52 years ago but now resident in Sweden, Celso Paco released his excellent debut album Dugongo in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
Siparia to Soweto
Hugh Masekela & Siparia Deltones
Hugh Masekela first heard the Trinidadian steel pan orchestra the Siparia Deltones when they were opening act at the inaugural...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2024
Attic Mornings
Her second full-length release, following 2014's crowd-funded Amber Sands, finds the Austrian-born, Sligo-based violinist and vocalist joined by Swedish percussionist...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2017
Anba Tonèl
The Montréal percussionist Daniel Bellegarde is devoted to old-time Caribbean ballroom music, in which Africa met Europe in the Creole...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2018
Chico & Rita
The animated feature film Chico & Rita was released last year to rave reviews. Directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Trans-Continental Hustle
Everyone's favourite Gypsy punk outfit is back with their fifth album and yes, it's another big musical mash-up of klezmer,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2010
Tariq
The composer Jaume Compte has explored the music of southern Europe and the Middle East with a number of different...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2015
Ethiobraz
The traditional Ethiopian musicians of Addis Ababa's Fendika Azmari Bet have joined forces with Paal Nilssen-Love's pan-Scandinavian group Large Unit...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2020
Po Drum Mome/A Girl on the Road
London-based Bulgarian singer Eugenia Georgieva presents an exploration of Bulgarian song with this album, having already established herself as a...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2018
