Reviews
Black Roots
This second album from Julio Montoro y Alma Latina is a slick and unashamedly commercial Latin American album from the...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
Step Forward Youth
“The marriage of reggae and punk rock,” said Dave Hendley, reggae connoisseur and photographer of many a great album cover,...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
Soul of My City
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra
From the gleeful rockabilly throb of ‘Let's Go Back in Time, Man’ via infectious celebrations of cross-dressing (‘Life is a...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
Estudando o Samba
You will find a lot written of Tom Zé, calling him everything from a ‘cultural cannibal’ to a ‘revolutionary anarchist,’...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
King Size Reggae
Having launched the careers of Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker and Bob Marley & the Wailers, producer Leslie Kong had an...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Trio Mocotó
How pleasing that Mr Bongo is reissuing this 1977 self-titled album by Brazilian samba-rock pioneers Trio Mocotó, as despite their...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
The HillBenders
A few years ago, I was privy to the world premiere of The HillBenders' ‘bluegrass opry’ take on The Who's...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Double Dekker
Desmond Dekker (1941-2006) brought Jamaican music to an international audience in a way that no other artist had previously achieved:...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Futuro Do Pretérito
On first listening, it's hard to get a handle on the São Paulo quartet's third album; their take on retro...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Behold
The Birmingham district of Handsworth gave birth to one of the UK's strongest roots reggae scenes of the 70s and...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
