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Review of The Rough Guide to Bottleneck Blues

The Rough Guide to Bottleneck Blues

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★★

You could say that bottleneck, or slide, guitar embodies the dichotomy at the heart of the blues. On the one...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2016

Review of On Our Own Clock

On Our Own Clock

On Our Own Clock

Mushroom Half Hour & Total Refreshment Centre

Rating: ★★★★

What with the London-based 16-piece Balimaya Project and a host of other new collectives finding strength in numbers, a happy...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2021

Review of Soldater og Redelig Sjømenn

Soldater og Redelig Sjømenn

Frode Nyvold

Etnisk Musikklubb

Rating: ★★★★

If you're seeking an earthy slice of Norwegian life, look no further. The title translates as ‘Soldiers and Honest Sailors’;...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2020

Review of Gadji

Gadji

Norig

Frémeaux et Associés

Rating: ★★★

Norig is French and became fixated upon Balkan Gypsy music after seeing the 1989 feature film Time of the Gypsies....

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

Review of Dawning

Dawning

Saffron

Tames Records

Rating: ★★★★

We all know the path of fusion is strewn with many pitfalls. What sounds good in theory often lacks coherence...

Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Salsa Bestial

Salsa Bestial

Orquesta el Macabeo

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★

The brief but intense number ‘Macabiónico’ gives a good idea of what to expect from Puerto Rica’s finest: solid hardcore...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2013

Review of Ainda Há Tempo

Ainda Há Tempo

Criolo

Sterns Music

Rating: ★★★★

Criolo had already been rapping at events around São Paulo for many years before he released his debut, Ainda Há...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2017

Review of Vital

Vital

Fernando Otero

World Village 468094

Rating: ★★★

Tango is one of those realms where Songlines’ already wide-open world music remit frequently brushes dandruff-speckled shoulders with the classical...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2010

Review of Tempo Dos Mestres

Tempo Dos Mestres

Fabiano Do Nascimento

Now-Again Records

Rating: ★★★★

Brazilian classical guitarist Fabiano Do Nascimento released his superb debut album Dança do Tempos (Dance of Time) in 2015. On...

Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: November/2017

Review of Rodar

Rodar

Mauricio Velasierra

Lotus Arts Box

Rating: ★★★★

Colombian musician Velasierra has created an inspiring set of pieces, fusing traditional sensibility with an engagingly mature contemporary vision. Based...

Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Nov/Dec/2011

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