Reviews
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
Chouf!
Now this looks promising. An Algerian rock album recorded at the Real World studios in Wiltshire with the great Justin...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2021
Live at the Old Fruitmarket
Live at the Old Fruitmarket marks an incredible ten years for the band, a decade that has seen many changes...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2020
Al Nge Taa
Jan Galega Brönnimann, Moussa Cissokho & Omri Hason
The Swiss woodwind player Jan Galega Brönnimann plays some of the lowest clarinet you’re ever likely to experience – on...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2016
Dreamers
Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider
The names dropped on the lyric sheet of this classy crossover album constitute a lofty constellation of Ibero-American idealism: Octavio...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2019
