Reviews
Memoria de los Cantes Flamencos – Vol 1
Part of a five-set anthology, presenting 71 different flamenco palos, this first volume covers 12 palos, some taking their inspiration...
Reviewed by Thérèse Wassily Saba in issue: August/2024
Oy Vesna Krasna
Karolina Węgrzyn is a Polish-born singer now resident in the UK. Oy Vesna Krasna (Oh, Beautiful Spring) is her debut...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2025
Matricular una Galera
Barcelona's transformation into the definitive postmodern metropolis might well be complete with the release of Matricular una Galera. Though hailing...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2020
El Chango: The Very Best Of
Chango Spasiuk’s grandparents emig¬rated from the Ukraine to Misiones, a rural region of bright green forests, vivid red earth and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Iran: Music of the Persian Gulf
Many of Iran’s regional folk music traditions are still relatively unknown to world music audiences in Europe and North America....
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: March/2010
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Kate Rusby joined her parents’ ceilidh band while she was still a child so was a seasoned performer when her...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Lullaby for Naila
How right-on do you like your music? The London Lucumi Choir is a community choir that doesn’t select through auditions....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
This Land is Your Land
With a generous 50 tracks, this release is as good a retrospective as it is possible to squeeze onto two...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2011
