Reviews
Novos Sons e Tradições ‘Modernizadas’
Pernambuco state has long been a hotbed of some of Brazil's most innovative music, led by artists such as DJ...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Apr/May/2012
Subway Salsa – The Montuno Records Story
Wander down under Times Square, deep in the New York subway system, and there it is: Record Mart. A modest...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2012
Benin – Yoruba Music
This is a double CD of field recordings made in 1958, 1969 and between 1996 and 1999, lavishly pre¬sented like...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2012
Frente Cumbiero meets Mad Professor
Frente Cumbiero meets Mad Professor
Guyana-born dub master Mad Professor certainly gets around. The list of international collaborators he has worked with is pretty exhaustive,...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2012
Bituca – The Definitive Collection
Definitive collections inevitably upset someone, and any attempt to sum up Milton Nascimento’s 45-year career in two CDs will be...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2012
Victor Menace!!!
Victor Menace sounds like a cartoon debt collector but is in fact Ruth Theodore’s new band. Her previous album, White...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2012
Acadian All Star Special
What a beautifully packaged project this is: a large box housing three CDs and a hardback book full of rare...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2012
Life in a Day OST
Soundtracks are funny old things. When they feature alongside a film, they make sense – they’re doing precisely what they’re...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2012
