Reviews
On the Rock
On the Rock takes 14 beloved songs, jigs and reels from Newfoundland and sends them gently spinning in a new...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: April/2021
In the Parting
Cup O'Joe are the three Agnew siblings from County Armagh who have been making waves on the live circuit since...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2020
The Rough Guide to the Best Japanese Music You’ve Never Heard
Despite the slightly misleading title – many of the artists here are well known in world music circles outside Japan...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: October/2021
Leave the Bones
The pairing of Haitian ensemble Lakou Mizik and Grammy-winning electro wiz Joseph Ray is unlikely, sure, but only on paper....
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2021
The Room
Fabiano Do Nascimento & Sam Gendel
Back in 1964 American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto released Getz/Gilberto, one of the bestselling jazz albums...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2024
Awalin
Steve Shehan is a man who has been there and done that, earning his crust playing percussion with Paul Simon,...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Saudade, Colour of Love
Maria Mendes is a Portuguese jazz singer that has developed her career in The Netherlands for the last 15 years....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/February/2023
All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do
A slightly oddball but nevertheless engaging blend of rootsy folk, indie pop, soft psychedelia and alt-country makes this album an...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Music Inferno: The Indestructible Beat Tour 1988-89
Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens
This collection of live recordings starts with Mahlathini telling an enthusiastic audience, “we’re going to give you the real Soweto...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: June/2023
The Rough Guide to Gypsy Revival
World Music Network handle all the Rough Guide compilations and in recent years have done a series of Gypsy-themed CDs....
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
