Reviews
Mambo Mundial
Chilean band Chico Trujillo have been blasting out raw, festive, gig-friendly cumbia for two decades – a significant milestone they've...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2020
Wild Kingdom
Anyone who isn't able to catch the Texan trio on their UK tour this November can console themselves with this,...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Visión del Ayahuasca
The international hype around Peruvian cumbia over the past ten years has resulted in many reissues and chicha bands cropping...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Guitar Solo: Universo Musical de Egberto Gismonti
Daniel Murray, a highly regarded Brazilian guitarist, has here put together a well-balanced tribute to the legendary Egberto Gismonti –...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
The Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
In the 1920s and early 30s the term ‘country music’ had yet to be invented, so any description applied to...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Live at Zion
Over the course of now five albums, 3hattrio have carved out a special niche as sonic interpreters of a particular...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Candela
Following on from his breakthrough A La Mar, Vicente García shows real pop craft in ploughing the furrows of his...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Havana Classic
One day someone should write a feature on music tourism – me perhaps! By this, I mean groups of Brits...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
De Ayer Para Siempre
Don't put this on first thing in the morning (like I did), especially if you're nursing, say, a tequila hangover...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
