Reviews
Left Foot Dance of the Yi
Chinese rock musicians have long sought inspiration in the earthy sounds of folk music, often derived from the ethnic minorities....
Reviewed by Rowan Pease in issue: July/2014
Back to Peru Vol II
Any illusion that it was only the US, UK and parts of Europe that properly embraced rock in the 1960s...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2010
Romeo Scaccia meets Kočani Orkestar
The notion of a collaboration between an Italian pianist and film composer and a Macedonian brass band, might inspire anticipation...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango
It's incredible how the tango has conquered the world – from its origins in Buenos Aires to Paris, Helsinki, Istanbul...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2023
The Rough Guide to Holy Blues
Featuring 25 tracks of vintage acoustic blues – almost all of them dating from the 1920s and 30s – this...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: December/2017
Quick Sparrows Over the Black Earth
The interesting album title has been taken from one of the Greek poet Sappho's fragments. It suggests Cannell seeks in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
The Rough Guide to Arabic Revolution
This album ranges widely over a number of countries and musical styles, clearly attempting to render music that has a...
Reviewed by Paul Hughes-Smith in issue: June/2013
Russia: The Tradition of Wind Instruments
If you imagine the sound of Russian folk music, it is probably folk choirs that come to mind – women...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Heavier Yet (Lays the Crownless Head)
Becoming leader of Egypt 80, his legendary father Fela’s band, at the tender age of 14, Seun Kuti has always...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: November/2024
Blackbird
The Wellington eight-piece Fat Freddy’s Drop have, over the past decade, built up a remarkable international following with their blend...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
