Reviews
The Runaway
Jimmy Lee & the Edge of Chaos Orchestra
Jimmy Lee is like finding an English Johnny Cash hiding out in the back lanes of West Sussex. This might...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Lua Cheia
Recorded in São Paulo, the first crowd-funded album by the London-based group Let Drum Beat mixes maracatu, forró de rabeca,...
Reviewed by Charlie Long in issue: June/2020
Tropical Discotheque
The heavy Afro-Latin sounds here are courtesy of the ever-reliable Strut Records, who have teamed up with tropical music collective...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2011
Desde Carlos Gardel: Cancionero Porteño
Diego Flores & William Sabatier
It takes a brave soul, as well as considerable vocal talent, to tackle the songs of Carlos Gardel. The recordings...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Rhythm and Rhyme
This lot are good. Really good. Having seen them wow Antipodean and British audiences with their compelling mix of samba,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
All Dressed in Yellow
The cover of All Dressed in Yellow features a photo of a man with his arm outstretched holding, horizontal, in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2010
A History of Insolence
Naomi Bedford is no stranger to political activism, nor is she afraid of emotionally-charged subject matter, as her acclaimed 2011...
Reviewed by Tom Ryder in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Malta's Lost Voices
Now that's what I call a CD set. A foot-tall board-encased booklet, shaped like an old gramophone loudspeaker trumpet, is...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2011
