Mayotte became the 101st department of France in 2011, but located between Madagascar and the coast of Mozambique, the archipelago's...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2019
The combination of the Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and the London-based electro production team Radioclit made The Very Best's debut...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
The Birmingham district of Handsworth gave birth to one of the UK's strongest roots reggae scenes of the 70s and...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2019
Bebel Gilberto clearly craves crossover success. She's made a decent fist of achieving it too, with 2000's electronica–enhanced Tanto Tempo...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Apr/May/2010
O’Connor is a member of a big folk family from Cumbria – her brother Joe’s band Last Orders won the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Upon its release in 1970, this debut LP from Norwegian psychedelic-folk trio Oriental Sunshine was called by a reviewer in...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: March/2017
Anyone who’s seen this four-piece country band live will have been impressed by the way they manage to make serious...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2010
Legendary Medellin record label Discos Fuentes is not known for its novelty releases, but Kabwlú, a hard-to-find 1965 album, is...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2020
It used to be something of a closed shop. For years and years, when it came to the sandblasted desert...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: October/2010
This collection of 21 songs celebrating the lives of working people on the Thames is backed by the General Federation...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2021
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