Reviews

Nobody Knows You

Steep Canyon Rangers

One thing that quickly becomes apparent about the Steep Canyon Rangers is that they don’t quite have the degree of...

Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: October/2012

La Vérité

Fode Baro

Fode Baro is from Guinea, of Fulani-Mande descent, but he is not from a griot family. His music is a...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Tradisyon

Wesli

This is a collection of traditional Haitian songs modernised with skill and sensitivity by Montréal-based singer and multi-intrumentalist, Wesli. It’s...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: January/February/2023

Beyond the Ragasphere

Debashish Bhattacharya

Whoever still thinks of 'fusion' in the context of Indian music as a term of abuse will have to change...

Reviewed by Rolf Killus in issue: June/2013

Da Natureza das Coisas

Danilo Brito

Choro, the popular urban music that originated in Rio de Janeiro in the 19th century, translates into English as ‘lament.’...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: July/2020

The Path of Stones

John Doyle

A member of Solas, Usher's Well and the crack trio of McCusker, McGoldrick and Doyle, as well as an assured...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2020

Open the Gate of Zion

The Ethiopian

After recording solo ska singles at Studio One, Leonard Dillon formed The Ethiopians harmony trio in the rock steady era...

Reviewed by David Katz in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Yapunto

Yapunto

Alexandra Charry, from the Colombian city of Cali, fronts a ten-piece collective in her adoptive France, dedicated since 2015 to...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019

Ya Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dog Around

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music featured 84 tracks recorded between 1927 and 1932 and was first released in...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015

L'Aurore

Bonsoir, Catin

You could think of this as a good dance hall disc, a souvenir of a summer's night spent in the...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2017