Reviews
Despegue
I never thought I'd end up having to reconsider La Chiva Gantiva's debut album as ‘polite’. This is a band...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Inna de Yard
It's been close to 25 years since Ken Boothe last entered the studio and, in truth, he has lost a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
She & I
Following in the footsteps of the likes of Seth Lakeman and Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Kirsty Merryn is another...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Canzoniere
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
The superstars of pizzica are back. Canzoniere (Songbook) is the 19th album from Puglia's famous Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS). The...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
From Blues to Rembetika
Mark T is a British blues musician and, listening to the several live tunes included on From Blues to Rembetika,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Psychedelic Train: Expanded Edition
Derrick Harriott & The Crystalites
Derrick Harriott is a major figure in Jamaican music, his career as a producer, songwriter, label owner and singer having...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
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A[ch]a-I-Viat[s]a
Move out of the way: this heady mix of Balkan tunes, electronic beats and myriad international influences is crossover music...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Xamle
Growing up as a dancer in Senegal and reinventing himself as a singer in the UK, Batch Gueye is starting...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Mames Babegenush With Strings
This fifth helping of Babegenush is as joyous, sorrowful and deftly produced as the group's previous albums, and this time...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
