Reviews
Blue Eyed Black Boy
The debut album of this New York–based trio was one of the most innovative releases of 2005 (even if it...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2010
Roll Columbia: Woody Guthrie's 26 Northwest Songs
In these pages last year (#120) I reviewed Greg Vandy's book 26 Songs in 30 Days: Woody Guthrie's Columbia River...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2017
The Griot's Craft
The previous solo album from the Bembeya Jazz/Africando singer and voice of Guinea to receive an international release was Sinikan,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013
Ossicles
A musical journey connecting Africa and the Middle East to the mountains and valleys of Norway is one that few...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
La Próxima Traición
Tango has always reflected society – especially Buenos Aires’ urban society, but also, at various times, that of Paris, New...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2020
Invite
The Trio Chemirani is made up of a father and two brothers – all Iranian percussionists – based in France....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2011
Digging the Underground Vol 1: The Nation Years
Right now, it's with rainbow-tinted nostalgia that we remember the good old bad days of the early 1990s, a time...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2016
Grand Ukulele
Like banjo maestro Bela Fleck, Japanese-Hawaiian ukulele whiz Jake Shimabukuro has been obsessed with expanding the repertoire and reputation of...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2013
Allo, Balthazar?!
Ah, now this is a delight! The pairing of leading Gypsy jazz guitarist Romane and celebrated accordion player Eric Bouvelle...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2017
Can't You Hear the Mountains Calling
Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys feat Charlie Sizemore
From the time he formed the original Clinch Mountain Boys with his brother Carter Stanley, while bluegrass music was in...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: June/2010
