Reviews
Tande-la
Observant musical tourists in Cuba have long noted the colourful undercurrent of Haitian folklore in the cabarets and dance troupes,...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Wonder Wheel
The Klezmatics – accomplished Ameri¬can practitioners of progressive klezmer music for the past 20 years – won a Grammy for...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
River of Happy Souls
Bapi Das Baul is son of Purna Das Baul and grandson of Nabani Das Khyapa Baul who became friendly with...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2021
Hubcap Music
The Californian bluesman’s fifth album doesn’t mess about. Following the sound of an engine revving up, opening track ‘Down on...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2013
Faso Denou
The rustic Wiltshire village of Box in the Cotswolds could hardly be more quintessentially English. The Rev W Awdry, who...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2022
The Rough Guide to Blues Divas
The stereotypical image of the early blues pioneers as black itinerant males playing bottleneck guitar on the plantations of the...
Reviewed by Nigel Luilliamson in issue: April/2020
Fâ
Togo's musical culture combines the chants and beats of vodoun with influences drawn from its larger neighbours – Benin and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2023
Hugnad
Olav Luksengård Mjelva is the Norwegian member of the Norwegian/Swedish/Shetland trio the Nordic Fiddlers Bloc. An award-winning composer and sought-after...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: June/2022
About Time
It is indeed about time Northumbrian Piper Andy May, guitarist Ian Stephenson and fiddler Sophy Ball did the decent thing...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2015
Suite Brasileira
Australian-based guitarist and composer Paul Carey had one goal for his new album: to celebrate Brazilian guitar music. The vision...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: March/2023
