Reviews

Sabor a Cuba

Son con Swing

This does exactly what it says on the tin – indeed it does so twice, in terms of genre. There's...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Dois

Batida

Pedro Coquenão's musical vision began as a radio show tracing his Angolan roots from his adopted home of Portugal. Creative...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Som Riu

Txarango

This is the third album by an octet from the Barcelona region. They have risen, in half a dozen years,...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2014

Dhaalu Raa

Ahmed Nasheed

The Maldives would be hard put to find a better soundtrack for its 50th-anniversary independence celebrations next year than this....

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2014

Gipsy Burek Orkestar

Gipsy Burek Orkestar

Gipsy Burek Orkestar made a good impression at WOMEX 2013. They describe themselves as ‘blending the exuberant drive of a...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2014

Dominican Republic: Merengue

VARIOUS ARTISTS

With 70 tracks and more than three hours of piano, maracas and trombones, this triple-decker is all you need for...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2014

Cor Amant

Tokso Folk String Quartet

The textures and timbres produced by this all-female string quartet are quite unlike any other. Tokso bring together the reedy,...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2014

In Flanders Fields

Coope, Boyes & Simpson

From the long-established English vocal harmony trio comes an homage to the music and song of World War I, one...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2014

One Blinding Dusky Dusk

Whiskey Moonface

Born out of a meeting of musical minds in an East London pub, this debut album is straight from the...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2014

Benyoro

Benyoro

‘What we really do is play praise music; we’ve just sped it up a little,’ explains Sam Dickey, guitarist and...

Reviewed by Andy Thomas in issue: October/2014