Reviews
Songs(2004-2012)
File Rodrigo Leão under ‘other’ – along with Brian Eno,Jason Swinscoe’s Cinematic Orchestra and David Sylvian. Like them he defies...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2013
Sur la Route des Caravanes
The group’s name suggests they are a drum and dance ensemble. But Les Tambours de Brazza are much more than...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2013
Rhythm and Rhyme
This lot are good. Really good. Having seen them wow Antipodean and British audiences with their compelling mix of samba,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Caravan Palace
France has long led the way when it comes to contemporary artists reinterpreting Gypsy jazz and swing, inevitably inspired by...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2011
Ali
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin
This is the second album Vieux Farka Touré has released as a tribute to his father Ali Farka Touré in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2022
The Hare's Corner
Released in his native Ireland in 2008, Cúinne An Ghiorria (The Hare's Corner) is the solo debut by Kíla co-founder...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2011
Hearts & Minds
Hearts & Minds begins with a riff reminiscent of Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’. Which is somewhat surprising, given that Lakeman described...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2010
Color de Trópico Vol 3
Another varied collection from 1960s and 70s Venezuela courtesy of the duo El Drágon Criollo and his partner El Palmas,...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2022
When Our Grandfathers Said No
Hailing from north¬east England, the trademark of this vocal trio is lusty close harmony singing, through which they tell nostalgic...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
