Reviews
Moving in the Dark
This ambitious album from British rapper Dizraeli and his bandmates, the Small Gods, resounds with heartfelt honesty, dry wit and...
Reviewed by Lilly Pollard in issue: June/2013
Beneath Our Humble Soil
The Willows, a five-piece band from Cambridge, came together in 2010. They’ve been busy in clubs all over the UK,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2013
Con-Fusion
This steel pan drummer from Trinidad was one of the founding members of cult the outfits 20th Century Steel Band...
Reviewed by John M Gomez in issue: June/2013
Wild Bill Jones
A staple character in the canon of American folk balladry, Wild Bill Jones is usually depicted as a dashing ne’er-do-well...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2013
Nhaoul’
For 20 years, from 1980, Kamilya Jubran was the voice of Sabreen, a Palestinian group known for their songs of...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2013
Cajun Honky Tonk: The Khoury Recordings Vol 2
Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz has long been one of the great record collectors and has reissued much ‘lost’ music....
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2013
Alma de Cantaora
There's a fine line between busting envelopes and not knowing where you're going. At times Spanish singer-songwriter Amparo Sánchez seems...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2013
Jumbie in the Jukebox
‘I would choose to live back when calypso brought the news’, sings Drew Gonsalves in the opening seconds of Jumbie...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2013
Family Atlantica
The complexity, depth and sheer scope of Family Atlantica's debut release means that after a dozen listens you've still only...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
Benin Awake Vol 1
Masterminded by Sheer Publishing, better known for placing African-authored songs in homegrown films like Tsotsi and District 9, this triumvirate...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: June/2013
