Reviews
The Old School
In a career that spans six decades, Rowan has sung and played guitar and mandolin with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys;...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2013
Keme Borama
This is the first internationally released recording from griot guitarist Tiecoro Sissoko and sadly it is a posthumous debut, Sissoko...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2014
Liga Latina
Liga Latina have been described as ‘a European supergroup.’ Well, they're a quintet of Scandinavian musicians steeped in Latin and...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
The Ballads of Child Migration: Songs for Britain's Child Migrants
There's an impressive list of musicians here; the songwriters include Jez Lowe, Julie Matthews & Chris While, Boo Hewerdine, John...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Mornas ao Piano
The first few bars of Mornas ao Piano can trick you into thinking there's a Cuban record coming your way....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/2017
Batuque and Finaçon
This collection showcases two of Cape Verde's most traditional and resolutely African musical styles – batuque and finaçon – which...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: June/2011
Blue
On your first listen to this album, you’ll be immediately struck by its ‘crossover’ nature – the fusion of baroque...
Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: December/2020
The Drunken Wind of Life: The Poem/Songs of Tin Ujević
Musical relations between the US and Croatia are of long standing, with some of the earliest recordings of the tamburica...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2015
