Reviews
From Kabul to Bamako
Pretty much your standard Persian-Malian-Afghan-Kurdish-French-Ethio-jazz group, Sowal Diabi (‘Question’ and ‘Answer’ in Persian and Bambara respectively) is a collaboration between...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2022
Lua Cheia
Recorded in São Paulo, the first crowd-funded album by the London-based group Let Drum Beat mixes maracatu, forró de rabeca,...
Reviewed by Charlie Long in issue: June/2020
Desde Carlos Gardel: Cancionero Porteño
Diego Flores & William Sabatier
It takes a brave soul, as well as considerable vocal talent, to tackle the songs of Carlos Gardel. The recordings...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Eusebio
Two years ago the Italian singer Giulia Tellarini and her chums were among the multi-national swarms of tourists strumming guitars...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2010
Poor Stuart
In Poor Stuart the London-born singer, double bassist and saxophonist has produced a rather extraordinary acoustic album of songs that...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
Kaani
All credit to hip UK indie label FatCat for picking up this fine album. Kaani (Happy) is actually the third...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2013
Summer Hill
The acclaimed young singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjo player from Coleraine in Co. Derry has established his reputation with accordionist Shona...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: July/2010
Kulintang Kultura: Danongan Kalanduyan and Gong Music of the Philippine Diaspora
This album is a celebration Danongan Kalanduyan (1947-2016), a musician who migrated to the US in the 1970s from Mindanao...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: January/February/2022
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공 空 ('Empty')
Melanie Eden is an Australian performance poet and musician who does not do things by halves. Notable for her unvarnished...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2021
Charlie Gillett's Radio Picks: Honky Tonk Vol 2
Long before Charlie Gillett became a world music DJ (and guru) he was something of a seer for what's now...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2015
