Reviews
La Onda Vampi
Vampisoul really knows how to mash it up. The Spanish label, celebrating a decade this year, has to be one...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2012
Yes We Can: Songs About Leaving Africa
Exile, and the pain of separation, have always inspired some great music and this cleverly conceived and refreshingly original compilation,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2010
The Hind Wheels of Bad Luck
In an era in which female folk voices are either breathy and virginal or histrionic and attention-seeking, Cath Tyler’s voice...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Apr/May/2010
Mambo Loco
Aníbal Velasquez y su Conjunto
In the delightful, if fanciful, film The Motorcycle Diaries, one of the most memorable scenes is one in which Che's...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2010
At Home
This album certainly has an arresting start. Sakar Khan saws his bow across the strings of his kamancha and repeats...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2014
From Kuno to Kebyar: Balinese Gamelan Angklung
This, according to the notes, is the first album devoted to Balinese gamelan angklung. Any succes– sors will have a...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: October/2011
Tjukurpa: The Story/Kulila: The Remixes
With his own career somewhat overshadowed by the commercial success of other Aboriginal songmen like Archie Roach and the late...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: April/2020
The Boss of the Bossa Nova
Don’t let the title put you off, this is a handy, single-disc anthology of bossa alchemist João Gilberto’s first three...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Masterpieces for Sarod and Violin
Amjad Ali Khan, Elmira Darvarova, Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash
There’s a long tradition of Indian-meets Western-music albums, but this is one of the best. India’s premiere sarod player, Amjad...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/February/2022
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Gore (Burning)
RUTA is an anarchic project that reveals a little-known violent aspect of Polish history. The album's sub-title Songs of Rebellion...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
