Reviews
Mai
The Aberystwyth singer-songwriter released her debut, Week of Pines, back in 2013, and it won her the Welsh Music Prize...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2020
Mañana
It's probably fair to say there aren’t that many famous Mexican-Canadian singer-songwriters out there and certainly none of the stature...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
La Banda Municipal de Santiago de Cuba
La Banda Municipal de Santiago de Cuba
One of the island's wonderful historic musical institutions, the 114-year-old municipal brass band of Santiago continues to soldier on, notwithstanding...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: March/2013
In Modern Times
A ship sinks; a few survivors adrift in a boat, famished, cast lots to decide who is to die to...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Supertraditionellt Material
This album is a breaking open of the treasure chest of the Caprice Records archive, curated by Swedish folk musicians...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2020
Horn OK Please: Roadto Bollywood
Bollywood is so closely linked to the song and dance culture of South Asia that it almost ends up engulfing...
Reviewed by Rafay Mahmood in issue: June/2018
Nó Na Orelha
Since Nó Na Orelha was released in Brazil last year, the São Paulo rapper Criolo has become one of the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Tangos... & Something More
How to revivify tango? It's been a pressing question ever since Astor Piazzolla's death in 1992. Grupo Encuentros, established by...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2020
Scented Maiden
With his long silk robes, Buddha-bead bracelet and serene expression, Guo Gan wouldn’t look out of place in a Zhang...
Reviewed by Rowan Pease in issue: October/2012
