Reviews
The Sisypheans
An apt title, perhaps, for a singular double act whose relentless international touring has seen them achieve cult status as...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Rumba Argelina
When Rumba Argelina blasted the late Benjamín Escoriza and his Moorish sidemen to the fore of Spanish flamenco fusion in...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Neighbours and Sisters
This is the strong follow-up to The Crowing from the Brighton quartet composed of alt-folk artist Jinnwoo, folk duo Hickory...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
DNA
Expatriate life can widen an artist's range or dilute their roots, or perhaps both. The work of Flavia Coelho from...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Nēvēnek: Ground Music from Torba Province, Vanuatu
Previously known as the New Hebrides, Vanuatu is an archipelago of 82 volcanic islands, located in the Western Pacific's Coral...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
The Treasure Dub Albums Collection
When the gun-slinging ex-cop Duke Reid passed on in 1975, rival producer Sonia Pottinger acquired his legendary Treasure Isle studio...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Finding Friends Far from Home: A Journey with Clara Net
‘Tell us a story!’ kids chant on the opening track of this educational CD. What follows, though not quite a...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
The Loft Tapes
Sheffield-based Mishra were founded by Ford Collier and Kate Griffin using money from the first Christian Raphael prize to foster...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 1
Awesome Tapes from Africa began its life as a record label with a reissue of Malian Wassoulou singer Nahawa Doumbia's...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
