Reviews
Havana Classic
One day someone should write a feature on music tourism – me perhaps! By this, I mean groups of Brits...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2019
Tooth & Nail
When you’re used to hearing Barking¬born Billy tetchily dissecting the state of the British nation in his sardonic foghorn of...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: June/2013
Indian Ragas & Medieval Song
Dominique Vellard, Ken Zuckerman, Anindo Chatterjee & Keyvan Chemirani
The tenor Dominique Vellard is an outstanding figure in the performance of early and Renaissance music, while Ken Zuckerman is...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Apr/May/2012
Future Sound of Ukraine: Borsh Division
As Vlad Trotsky, theatre director and conceptual genius behind DakhaBrakha, once put it: ‘Old Europe is tired and cynical and...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: July/2016
Havana Cultura – The Search Continues
We've been here before, sort of. Three years ago BBC DJ Gilles Peterson enlisted the help of his musician mate...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
El Curruchá
Eliana Cuevas feat Aquiles Báez
Venezuelan-Canadian singer-songwriter Eliana Cuevas has a stirring, see-through voice, perfect for communicating the nostalgia and warmth she feels for her...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2021
Legacy
‘Authentic’ is one of those overused terms that doesn't always carry the gravitas it deserves. So, trust me, when I...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Ghetto Blasters
And so the part) goes on. It seems hard to believe that Romanian Gypsy firebrands MRB have only been around...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Into the Bloodstream
Aboriginal singer-songwriter Archie Roach has had a tough life. A member of Australia’s ‘stolen generation, forcibly removed from his family...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
