Reviews
Louisiana Stomp: 1954-1960 Recordings
Clifton Chenier is one of those rare musicians who pretty much single-handedly created a new genre of music – zydeco....
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2017
Kite
The concentration of young folk talent in the north-east of England may be related to the much-praised degree course in...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Nostalgique Kongo: Rumbas Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo & Douala 1950-1960
Congolese rumba can trace its history back to the ports along the great river separating Brazzaville and Kinshasa ’ the...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: May/2019
Quest
Although dwelling in Berlin, the Out of Nations six-piece soon discovered that each of them had passports for different countries,...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2018
De Rio a Rio
Firstly there's that wordplay in the group's name; however, it's unclear if there is anything else that solid beyond the...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2018
Adventures in Afropea
Sic transit gloria mundi – but how welcome to be reminded of past triumphs by this reissue of Zap Mama's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Universalists
What might Jimi Hendrix have sounded like if he had enjoyed access to a library of global sounds that were...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2018
Sad Songs About the End of Love
The Israel-born self-proclaimed ‘psychedelic folk singer-songwriter’ presents a collection of James Joyce poems about heartbreak, set to original melody and...
Reviewed by Jahnavi Harrison in issue: June/2016
