Reviews
Dubs & Versions I
Glitterbeat Records have created an original album that is like an echo of a ‘Best Of’: they have given dub...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Dear River
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
Dear River is Emily Barker’s fourth and arguably best album. It is a collection of 11 original songs spotlighting the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2013
New Stories
This duo recording presents an intriguing clash of cultures. Eve Crazy is a Senegalese female rapper perhaps best-known as a...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2024
Beyond Addis: Contemporary Jazz & Funk Inspired by Ethiopian Sounds from the 70s
Many contemporary groups trying to recreate the sounds of 70s Africa are disappointing – particularly in the styles of jazz...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2014
Dystopian Dream
Like the musical equivalent of Stephen Fry, Nitin Sawhney seems to be everywhere. Producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, composer of film, TV...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2015
Oriental Blues
Oriental Blues has a slightly curious concept, but one that the liner notes of this CD go to some lengths...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Dawn
Javier Limón, from Madrid, is best known as a flamenco guitarist and producer for the likes of Paco de Lucía...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
I’ll Find a Way
As with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, recording the Blind Boys of Alabama has its challenges. The two gospel vocal groups from...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2014
Anomaly
This is the first solo release from the British sitarist and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun. It features a large cast...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2022
Carretero
Cándido Fabré has proved himself time and again to be one of Cuba's best living soneros. He first attracted...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
