Reviews
Guitarra 66
Best known for his work with Dead Combo, To Trips decided to go temporarily solo and record Guitarra 66. Dead...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Apr/May/2010
Tabla Jugalbandi for Ustad Shamsuddin Khan’s Punyatithi, 1968
This is a very rare private recording from 1968, featuring two percussion maestros of yesteryear, the twins Shashi (who died...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2012
Soneros de Siempre
Not least among the multitude of treats lavished upon participants on the last Songlines Music Travel tour of Cuba was...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014
Stick in the Wheel Present From Here: English Folk Field Recordings
‘Field Recordings’ carries with it the exciting suggestion that Stick in the Wheel have sought out unheard music performed by...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2017
On & Between: New Music for Pipa & Western Ensembles
This suite of pieces by New York-based pianist and composer Zhen Chen is a musical tribute to Chinese immigrants to...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Bykerumba
Now in their 22nd year, Newcastle-upon-Tyne's The Baghdaddies are the elder statesmen of the UK's Balkan fusion scene. In contrast...
Reviewed by Tom Wagner in issue: July/2018
Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made in the Great War
In 2008, Sam Sweeney bought a new instrument – at least, it appeared to be new. But a label inside...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
The Karindula Sessions: Tradi-Modern Sounds From Southeast Congo
A giant banjo, made out of an oil barrel, a goat skin, four strings and an empty bag of powdered...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2011
Sabor Sureño
No qualms about this. Craft’s latest Fania reissue is a certifiable classic – or as near as damn it. The...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2024
