Reviews
Engine 54
The Ethiopians were among the first Jamaican artists to signal their pride in Africa. They then achieved the remarkable feat...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Da Hora
The ten seconds of ghostly harmonium that comprises this album's prelude comes courtesy of iconic French actor Denis Lavant (as...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Clint Eastwood/Many Moods of the Upsetters
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry needs little introduction, being both a celebrated pioneer and producer of Jamaican music and an in-demand performer...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
¡Salsa! Mi Hermana
When this album was released in 1968, salsa was the soundtrack of a new Latin consciousness. If New York was...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Um Corpo no Mundo
When Salvador established itself as the ‘African soul’ of Brazil in the mid-20th century, it was the music of Dorival...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Cumbia Beat Vol 3
Few places in the world were seemingly unaffected by the emergence of electric guitars and the success of The Beatles...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
História do Choro
História do Choro is an ambitious, meticulous and well-executed journey through the history of an iconic Brazilian genre led by...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Brazil Primitivo Vol 1: Rhythms, Legends and Styles (1899-1963)
Although so shocking that it initially appears to be some sort of bad-taste parody, this blackface disaster is truly the...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Autumn of the World
A familiar array of mostly acoustic instruments deftly wielded in the service of retro-modern styles make for an exceptionally compelling...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Rebujo
As energised as guaraná, as saucy as a Sid James laugh, as sultry as samba at sunset on a tropical...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
