Reviews
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
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
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
Walk the Walk
Martin Nathan (aka Brain Damage) is a French dub producer who takes his dub tracks into the further sonic reaches...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: May/2016
Sadaka (The Gift)
Born in Sierra Leone into a family of musicians, Seydu has led a storied life. He grew up listening to...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2017
The Morning Key
Although their 2012 debut, Way on Up the Hill, was impressive enough to garner acclaim from the likes of Bob...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
The Alehouse Sessions
Stepping into an alehouse with Bjarte Eike and Barokksolistene could well be a dangerously riotous, yet addictive experience, judging by...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2017
The Old School
In a career that spans six decades, Rowan has sung and played guitar and mandolin with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys;...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2013
