Reviews
M&M
Moreira Chonguiça & Manu Dibango
Old saxophonists never fade away, they just keep on blowing. It may not quite be up to Manu Dibango's ‘Big...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/2017
Alto da Maravilha
Russo Passapusso & Antonio Carlos e Jocafi
It's hard to believe that Alto da Maravilha was recorded remotely during the pandemic, such is the alchemy on show...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
Clockwork Curiosities
Enter a labyrinth of aural deception in which you can trust nothing and no-one. The brainchild of Professor Singleton Purblind...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2014
Cluck O1’ Hen
The odd yet amazing thing about this album is the presence of the piano in a standard strings-and-things bluegrass band....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
In the Mood for the Nouba
For serious students of North African music and aficionados of the rarified and demanding canon of Arab– Andalus poetic tradition,...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2011
Tambutronic
Meaning ‘stories and drums’ in Papiamento, the native language of the Dutch Caribbean, the five- piece Kuenta i Tambú were...
Reviewed by Andy Thomas in issue: June/2014
ABUC
It's not hard to spot that ABUC is Cuba spelt backwards, and on this album, pianist Roberto Fonseca takes the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2016
The Rough Guide to Fado
Following the success of the first Rough Guide fado compilation album, some eight years later we now have a welcome...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: June/2012
In Tune with the Wolves
Finnish singer Riikka Timonen has a stunningly beautiful voice, and that is the strength of In Tune with the Wolves....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2016
The Dancing Devils of Djibouti
World music has woken up to the wondrous delights of Somali music over the past few years through reissues of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
