Reviews
Cuba's Queen of Song
For non-aficionados, Celia Cruz is best remembered as a gutsy Latina Tina Turner. When she died in 2003, she'd recently...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2011
Distant Days
In a similar vein to Richard Thompson's Acoustic Classics is Steve Tilston's 19-strong set of revisited songs going as far...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2018
The Last Bird to Sing
Some first-rate accompanists join Ewan McLennan for his second album – Martin Simpson, John McCusker and Karine Polwart on harmony...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Far Out Presents: Friends From Rio Project 2014
Far Out are 20 years old this year and to celebrate they are releasing this, a continuation of the two...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Cape Verde: An Archipelago of Music
The Ocora label specialises in field recordings of music from around the world. This release is a double CD of...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2020
Kambek (I Lilikun Mulai)
George Mamua Telek MBE has long been a music legend in Papua New Guinea. His fame stems from his time...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/February/2023
Ministry of Carnival
It seems as though every month, if not every week, there is another take on Gypsy music through Western ears....
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: July/2012
Tropical Anatolia
At the bottom of my street is a restaurant called Tropical Sushi serving Japanese dishes with a South American theme....
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: January/February/2022
