Reviews
Sovereign
Beginning with ‘Halfway Around the World’, this gathering of sidemen to the stars (British art-rocker Brian Auger, Elvis Costello drummer...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2021
Rabbits Motel
It’s plainly a good thing that more young Americans are making and buying recordings of Americana. But there’s also no...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: July/2013
Namaste
With song titles like ‘Transcendental Consciousness’, ‘Brhama-Vishnu-Shiva’ [sic] and ‘Om Shanti’, we are clearly in California meets India territory. Rahul...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
It’s a Good, Good Thing: The Latin Soul of Fania Records
Fania Records was started by Dominican musician Johnny Pacheco in 1964 with the idea of getting Latin recordings made by...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2022
Radio Bagdad
Musical fusions are capricious beasts: there is no foolproof recipe for success, however interesting the idea behind them or talented...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2013
Romeo & Leila
After the success of her critically acclaimed album of last year, Ghalia Benali Sings Oum Kalthoum, her 2006 album Romeo...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Strangers
The Teesside vocal trio of Sean Cooney, David Eagle and Michael Hughes have captured hearts – and awards – with...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: November/2017
