Reviews
State and Ancientry
They've played together as a duo for a decade now. But these former Kerfuffle members keep busy: Sam Sweeney is...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2012
Noche de Carnaval
You have to give Juan Carlos Cáceres credit for productivity – and for effort. No sooner have we let one...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Doroja
Santiago Córdoba & The Bauls of Bengal
One of the most striking things about Baul music – a form of folk music from Bengal, South Asia – is its...
Reviewed by Shaswata Kundu Chaudhuri in issue: March/2022
In Light of India
Edinburgh-based sitar player and ethnomusicologist Alec Cooper plays his cards well on his debut album In Light of India by...
Reviewed by Shaswata Kundu Chaudhuri in issue: November/2021
Samba Prelúdio
Samba Prelúdio is, on the face of it, an attempt to find common ground between the great Brazilian songbook and...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2014
Chouïa
For the past decade this multi-instrumentalist trio have pushed the boundaries of Québécois traditional music by exploring other music cultures....
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: June/2019
Voice of Ages
Nobody can say no to Paddy Moloney. From Mick Jagger to Ry Cooder, the list of unlikely collaborators corralled by...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2012
Zanzibara 7: Sikinde vs Ndekule
This fine addition to the confusingly titled Zanzibara series focuses on two of the leading bands from the astonishingly fertile...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
El Bardo
Complete with standard-issue retro graphics, here is another senior discovery from Cuba by a gringo record company, in this case...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
