Reviews
Native North America Vol 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock and Country 1966-1985
The lack of respect or choice given to the original inhabitants of the US would have crushed lesser peoples....
Reviewed by James Lascelles in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Sud de la Louisiane
A pared-down version of the legendary Foghorn Stringband, this trio of heel-kicking musicians from Portland, Oregon, play mandolin, banjo, fiddle,...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2011
Out of Many, One Music! Songs That Shaped Jamaica
The three-CD set Out of Many, One Music! follows the earlier It's Jamaica Jump Blues Time! and Feel So Fine:The...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Cuba: Son, Bolero, Son-Cruzado & Bolero-Son
This particular familia hail from in and around Cuba's first capital, Santiago, in the Oriente region. Their mixed-race ancestry includes...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2017
Breton Music for Dummies
This is the first ‘Music for Dummies’ package I’ve come across. But I’ve been enlightened by the brand’s efforts, in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Angola Soundtrack 2
This follow-up to 2010’s Unique Sound of Luanda trawls a similar time period. Subtitled Hypnosis, Distortion & Other Sonic Innovations...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2014
Lambi Golo
The decade that has lapsed since TourÉ Kunda's 2008 album Santhiaba had led this reviewer to fear that the Senegalese...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
