Reviews
Adventures in Afropea
Sic transit gloria mundi – but how welcome to be reminded of past triumphs by this reissue of Zap Mama's...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
The Strange One
A fiery fuzz guitar solo, reggaeton bridge, vocals switching between Spanish and English, searing violins and a constant hip-hop/cumbia beat...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
No Wahala in the Dance!: Adventures in Contemporary Reggae, Dub & Electronics
Independent label No Wahala Sounds emerged five years ago, releasing limited-edition vinyl reissues of little-known African gems. Now the label...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Efekt Motla
Recorded in Havana's EGREM studios (the birthplace of many a classic Cuban album) and released halfway across the globe in...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme
Jane Bunnett is the pioneering Canadian saxophonist, flautist, bandleader and educator whose work with Afro-Cuban jazz remains deft, groundbreaking and...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Notebook
The cello is not a go-to instrument for folk and traditional music. But in the hands of Barry Phillips, it...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Nādī
Over a series of impressive solo albums, the guitarist Guy Buttery has established himself as a major force in South...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
The Roaring Whirl
The conceit of this disc is to take readings from Kipling's Kim and juxtapose them against a musical interpretation of...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Special Edition Part 1
Since forming in the 1990s, New Zealand soul-dub-electronic outfit Fat Freddy's Drop have steadily built a deserved reputation as one...
Reviewed in issue March/2020
Esantronics
This is the debut recording of the Dutch-Isan (North-east Thai, also spelled Esan) hybrid music collective, which was recorded at...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2020
