Reviews
1000 Can Die
It’s as absurd to generalise about African albums as it would be American or European albums. But over the years...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: May/2017
Adeline
John Showman, Chris Coole, Adrian Gross, Sam Allison, Mark Kilianski
Last March, a quintet of old-timey/bluegrass/Americana string specialists gathered at a cottage on the shores of Beaver Lake in the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2021
Vamos a Bailar un Son (Special Edition)
Eliades Ochoa | Eliades Ochoa & Alejandro Almenares
A new record by the greatest living exponent of eastern Cuban traditional son, showcasing again his unmistakeable nasal guajiro voice...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: December/2022
Supersize
The third CD by the Prince Fatty collective – the name is producer Mike Pelanconi’s nod to King Tubby –...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Apr/May/2011
The Sun Will Rise (A Cappella)
Mahsa Vahdat is one of few female singers living in Iran to record regularly outside the country, largely through the...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: July/2016
Keys
What a magical mix of thrumming and twanging strings, imaginative songwriting and improvisational prowess is Keys, the debut album by...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2021
Fiesta Gitana con Camarón y sus Amigos
Camarón de la Isla was the superstar of post-war flamenco – he had the looks of Mick Jagger, lifestyle of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2015
Tales from String Hill
Tales from String Hill reminded me, at times, of the record label Windham Hill, that stable of mellow, Californian acoustic...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: March/2017
Perotá Chingó
Every summer, thousands of Argentinian 20-something urbanites hit the road in order to discover themselves in Patagonia, Salta, or the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2015
