Reviews
Bermuda: Gombay & Calypso 1953-1960
This double CD follows other Frémeaux recordings of 50s Caribbean popular music. But whereas the previous compilations Jamaica Mento and...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: March/2013
The Land We Hold Dear
The Land We Hold Dear is the first release by The Barker Band since the passing in April 2012 of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2015
Mlouk: Gnawa and World Music Festival
The Gnawa and World Music Festival of Essaouira, Morocco is one of the planet's most pioneering and progressive musical celebrations....
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
The Beginners Guide to Timba
Not one, not two but three CDs destined to send lovers of timba – that hard-edged derivative of Cuban salsa...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2011
The Rough Guide to Voodoo
As compiler Daniel Rosenberg concedes in his liner notes, voodoo, in Western popular culture at least, has never had the...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
How the City Sings
Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection. He has...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2016
Radio Moskova
How the anguished bass laments, taunted by the merciless, provoking accordion. But they forgive and make up, dancing around each...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Taiko Do: Echo of the Soul
As we saw in the March issue (#155), the craze for Japanese taiko drumming is far reaching. KyoShinDo are a...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: June/2020
A Black & Tan Ball
Ben Hunter, Phil Wiggins & Joe Seamons
This may not be a concert recording, but it has all the spontaneity, intimacy and magic of a great gig:...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2017
