Reviews
A Country’s Soul: 1945-1957
The great, groundbreaking monarch of Portuguese fado hasn’t really been given her due in » terms of disc space in...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: June/2013
Rolê: New Sounds of Brazil
Reviewing a 43-track compilation of new Brazilian music in which every band sounds completely different – each combining different influences...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2014
Festyval
Hailing from Oldham, The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by guitarist Peter Solowka (he being of Ukrainian and Yugoslav heritage)....
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2022
The North Star Grassman and The Ravens
The classic status of Sandy Denny's first solo album is assured, and the recent archival activity surrounding her career –...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
The Art of the Portuguese Fado Guitar
Custódio Castelo is one of today's finest players of the 12-stringed Portuguese guitar. He is perhaps best known as the...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: July/2011
Music of Georges I Gurdjieff
The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble
This is a fabulous collection of Armenian and Middle Eastern folk music with a fascinating story behind it. The tunes...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Sin Fronteras
Mireya Ramos & The Poor Choices
Two-time Latin Grammy award-winner Mireya Ramos has released her second album, Sin Fronteras, co-produced with Beau Bledsoe, founder/director of chamber...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: January/February/2024
Working River: Songs and Music of the Thames
This collection of 21 songs celebrating the lives of working people on the Thames is backed by the General Federation...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2021
Simnadé + 4
When this recording was first released as an LP on the Rogue Records label in 1989 it heralded the exciting...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2020
