Reviews
Rakshasa
Guitarist Simon Thacker has assembled a team of first-rate musicians including the brilliant classical violinist Jacqueline Shave from the Britten...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: October/2013
Bonny Light Horseman
Seven years ago, Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer released Child Ballads, winning a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award the following...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2020
La Pluma
It’s almost impossible to categorise La Pluma other than to suggest it’s sure to appeal to those who don’t like...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2024
Eternal Light
Lalgudi GJR Krishnan & Anil Srinivasan
Lalgudi Krishnan is the son of the famous violin legend Lalgudi Jayaraman, and for this recording he has teamed up...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Apr/May/2011
Suave Bruta
There has recently been a wave of new approaches in Britain and continental Europe to mainland Latin American music, often...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: April/2024
Tehrangeles Vice (Iranian Diaspora Pop 1983–1993)
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
The humble cassette tape has played a huge role in the cultural life of the Iranian people. The 1979 Revolution,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/March/2026
Dos
Los Fabulocos featuring Kid Ramos
Los Angeles’ pop¬ulation is now more than 50% Mexican. Yet if you follow the mainstream media you would believe that...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
An Anthology of Tibetan Folk Songs
These present a polished selection of Tibetan songs from an experienced singer, who also plays all the accompanying instruments. Namgyal...
Reviewed by Anna Morcom in issue: November/2015
Lampascioni e Cianfrusaglie
Le Tre Sorelle (the Three Sisters) are a young female trio of singers and multiinstrumentalists, who are not actually sisters....
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Apr/May/2014
Quicksand
The French producer Philippe Sanmiguel moved to Bamako 16 years ago and has since produced a raft of fine albums...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2022
