Reviews
Impressions, Improvisations and Compositions
The standard piano is a limited instrument, with each key tuned to a pitch exactly the same distance from its...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: May/2021
Dubber Side Of The Moon
Whether it's well-lubricated rednecks taking the tools of bluegrass to the songs of AC/DC or Frencheasy-listening sophisticates smoothing the corners...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Viene de Mi
If you thought Argentinian music was all just about tango, then how very wrong you were. Cumbia, Latin America's dance...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Every Mortal Place
For 40 years, the great English squeezebox player, singer and Morris dancer, John Kirkpatrick, has lived in Shropshire. Every Mortal...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2013
Me Quité
A gem for Cuban music lovers: a new album from seasoned singer Héctor Valentín, lead vocalist for some of the...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2021
Nippon Guitars: Instrumental Surf, Eleki & Tsugaru Rock 1966-1974
The Dead Kennedys’ former lead singer Jello Biafra is a big fan. Reinvented Jap-rock historian Julian Cope has also expressed...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Apr/May/2012
Mediterranean Songs
Melos is an ambitious gathering of the musical traditions of three Mediterranean countries – Spain, Tunisia and Greece. The album’s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012
Vem Rei
Rio singer-songwriter Vitto Meirelles’ latest album contains a somewhat unlikely tribute to Michael Jackson in the shape of its title-track,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: August/2017
Songs from a Zulu Farm
Now in his 70 th year, Ladysmith’s indefat– igable founder Joseph Shabalala shows no signs of slowing down and continues...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
