Reading and Watching the World: Books, Film and Art
There's a whole world out there! I'm an experienced, UK-based editor and a bit of an aesthetic dilettante. I'm making it my off-duty duty to bring to your attention books, films, artists, music and TV from all over the world. Reviews are SPOILER FREE. New posts every week. See Reviews by country for my reviews from each nation.
AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN review no 181, by Imogen G I’ve been feeling for a while that it is more or less impossible to pick a “best” US musician, as (along with the UK) the USA has dominated popular music basically for ever, or certainly throughout my lifetime. Then I started listening to Welcome 2 …
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An introduction to the work of Beninese diva extraordinaire Angélique Kidjo
A fangirl post on my fave British musical artist, David Bowie
The mightiness of Swedish pop
An encounter with ethio-jazz
New, excellent album from the Australian electronic dance duo
Beautifully sprawling and mesmeric Icelandic album
