Reviews
Miky y Repa
La Reyna y La Real first met in 2012 on the underground rap circuit in Havana, having initially trod quite...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2017
Havana Cultura Mix: The Soundclash!
The most striking feature of Brownswood's Cuban series has been its focus on unearthing new talents and creating hybrid sounds....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Botany Bay
This new album of traditional songs from Hertfordshire's Kelly Oliver is produced by Megson's Stuart Hanna, who manages to frame...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: November/2018
Le Notti di San Patrizio
An Italian-based singer-songwriter born in Salvador, Bahia, Nilza Costa and her powerful, emotionally-charged voice represent a place at the cultural...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: November/2021
Break It Up
Rura are one of the most promising and interesting young bands to emerge recently and this, their debut album, establishes...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Ez Kî Me
Even though this is actress and singer Meral Polat's homage to her Kurdish roots, the music on her debut album,...
Reviewed by Ton Maas in issue: April/2023
Half Day Road
Not for nothing is Liz Carroll routinely referred to as a fiddler-composer, because almost immediately after they're written, the Chicago-born...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: July/2019
El Curruchá
Eliana Cuevas feat Aquiles Báez
Venezuelan-Canadian singer-songwriter Eliana Cuevas has a stirring, see-through voice, perfect for communicating the nostalgia and warmth she feels for her...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2021
