Reviews
El Rey: A Man and His Music
To test-drive this new retrospective of Tito Puente's long relationship with Fania's sister Tico label, crank up the first track...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
“I Will Not Stop Singing”
As the title states, these Malawian inmates will not stop singing – at least until the 30 minutes of this...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Speak of the Devil
Dallahan aficionados will want to know that the Edinburgh-based quartet's fourth studio album suggests something of a new beginning as...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2023
Éthiopiques 27: Centennial of the First Ethiopian Music Recordings
The latest volume in the É t h i o p i q u e s series presents a conundrum...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: March/2011
The Rough Guide to Ravi Shankar
To produce a compilation of Ravi Shankar must surely be one of the most daunting tasks, given the wealth of...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Finnish Folk Songs Vol 1
No one has done more in recent years for the jouhikko (the traditional Finnish bowed lyre) than Pekko Käppi. He...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2020
Something Blue
Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra
First, a caveat: Rob Heron and his sharp-as-nails orchestra hail from old Newcastle, the one on the River Tyne in...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
While I Sit and Watch This Tree Vol 2
Born in Romania, but now based in Scotland, Lizabett Russo is a singer-songwriter influenced by Western and Romanian traditional styles,...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2022
Ecorcha/Taillée
La Tène's latest album, Ecorcha/Taillée, is a two-track journey into the depths of the experimental avant-garde. The French-Swiss trio are...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2023
