Reviews
Adoon Winding Nith
There's a distinctly spring-like zest and freshness about this new collection of Robert Burns songs, derived in part from the...
Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: June/2010
1988
A towering presence in Australian music for two decades, indigenous singer-songwriter Archie Roach’s 1990 debut album Charcoal Lane emotionally connected...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2010
The Hogtown Sessions
Ivan Rosenberg & The Foggy Hogtown Boys
Fans of the classic 1960s and 70s bluegrass era will get some serious kicks from this joint project by Portland-based...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2012
Habana-Bahia
The cities of Havana and Salvador are widely regarded as epicentres of Afro-Latin musical culture – at the head of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2023
Chapter I: Forever, For Now
Anoushka Shankar’s last significant release, Love Letters, released in 2020 on Mercury Classics, was a very personal collection of songs...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2023
Azerbaijani Gitara, Vol 2
Bongo Joe Records’ first foray into gitara music from Azerbaijan (the aptly-titled Azerbaijani Gitara by Rüstem Quliyev, released in 2020)...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2024
Carta de Amor
This recording captures the celebrated Brazilian singer live in a concert in Rio de Janeiro in 2013 in front of...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2014
Virgin Islands: Quelbe & Calypso 1956-60
Following Caribbean classics compilations from Jamaica, Bermuda and Trinidad, one on the Virgin Islands musical history could present an intriguing...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Barlande
A set of eight pieces for flamenco guitar and cello: it’s an unusual combination but an effective one. The pieces...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: March/2012
Reels to Ragas
Red Note Ensemble & Kuljit Bhamra
The musicians on this disc have great pedigrees. Red Note are one of Scotland’s best contemporary music ensembles, and Kuljit...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
