Reviews
Aquí Los Bravos
Michi Sarmiento y su Combo Bravo
Every time a new album comes out of one of Colombia's coastal regions, one fact becomes ever clearer: if it...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2011
Road to the North
Graham Mackenzie (fiddle), David Shedden (pipes/whistle), and Innes White (guitar/mandolin) have performed together as a trio for some years, but...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2018
Vida, Pasión y Tango
When José Libertella died in December 2004, it seemed inevitable that Argentina’s best-known post-Piazzolla orchestra would have to accept its...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2011
The Royal Chase
Nation Beat are a new name to me, but a cursory internet search reveals they have existed for more than...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2021
Elixir
Ola Fresca is, as their name insists, a ‘fresh wave’ from Brooklyn. The band's singer, songwriter and arranger, José Conde,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2015
Guwak
The first thing most listeners would think upon hearing young Aboriginal band East Journey is that we’ve heard this before....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2012
L’Intégrale
The story of the four-piece band Faham begins with one of the murkier episodes in 20th century European history. Uprooted...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2013
Durrant y Ledesma
Richard Durrant & Ismael Ledesma
The harp rose to prominence in the monkish missions of southern South America. In Paraguay, where rural society has survived...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2017
Janus
Hardanger fiddle player Annbjørg Lien has long been putting her instrument on the international map. She first recorded aged 12...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2022
