Reviews
Songs of Separation
The star-studded folk ensemble has become a staple of both stage and CD – witness the likes of The Full...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2016
Días Felices
No wonder artists and dreamers gravitate to the American south-west in search of landscapes, inspiration and spirit-reviving experiences. For all...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2017
Meu Único Medo É Primavera
After a brief opener in which the Paulistano musician intones the album's title four times to the sole accompaniment of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2023
It’s a Good, Good Thing: The Latin Soul of Fania Records
Fania Records was started by Dominican musician Johnny Pacheco in 1964 with the idea of getting Latin recordings made by...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2022
Radio Bagdad
Musical fusions are capricious beasts: there is no foolproof recipe for success, however interesting the idea behind them or talented...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2013
Vignettes
Vignettes is a series of small windows into the life, history and identity of its creator, London-based sitar player and...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2021
On Tour/Reunion
It's 1965, British Guiana is on the cusp of independence, ready to throw off the corrupt yoke of Albion, and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019
The Sounds of Varanasi
The very mention of Varanasi, India's holiest city on the banks of the River Ganges, conjures up the most evocative...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2015
Covers: Traditional Melodies of Dalarna, Sweden
Ian Carr | Ian Carr & The Various Artists
The best whisky I ever tasted was in Sweden, full-throated and peaty with a honeyed thread of sweetness. Listening to...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2022
