Reviews
The American Clavé Recordings
Astor Piazzolla took tango out of the ballroom and out of Argentina. Producer and label founder Kip Hanrahan’s mid-1980s recordings...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2022
Viajando Com O Som
Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa
Widely regarded as Brazil's most preternaturally gifted musician, Hermeto Pascoal has covered an incredible amount of creative ground in his...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: December/2017
Memories and Moments
Listening to Memories and Moments, Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott’s much-anticipated follow-up to last year’s live album, We’re Usually a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
The Rhizome Project
It could be said that The Rhizome Project is Vermont-based Moira Smiley’s ode to roots music. But the metaphorical rhizome...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: December/2024
Out of Sight
The Polish trio Kroke formed back in 1992 and started playing Jewish klezmer in their home city of Krakow –...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
Drawing in an Almond
Greek singer Katerina Papadopoulou was previously unknown to me, but due diligence proves it's been my oversight. This album was...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: Apr/May/2014
Alafia
You wait 15 years for a new Sidi Touré album and then, like a fleet of bush taxis, three come...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Jean Claude Vannier Et Son Orchestre de Mandolines
Jean Claude Vannier Et Son Orchestre de Mandolines
Now here’s an unusual, quirky and charming instrumental set from a French composer with a deserved cult following in the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2025
Tientalaw
Zani Diabaté's first name may not be as instantly recognisable as his last (many of the Diabaté dan are griots)...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: October/2012
Pass the Knowledge
While Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert takes credit for coining the word reggae, and Bob Marley is widely considered reggae’s only true...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
