Reviews
Our Lady of the Tall Trees
From the first track to the last, the sonorous twang and thrum of Cahalen Morrison & Eli West’s music is...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Human Nature
With a sound that reflects the diversity of their Brixton background, Soothsayers are finally gaining the recognition they've earned through...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2013
Rewa
Tania Giannouli, Rob Thorne & Steve Garden
Having met just a day before this recording was made, Greek pianist Tania Giannouli and taonga pūoro (traditional Maori instruments)...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Subway Salsa – The Montuno Records Story
Wander down under Times Square, deep in the New York subway system, and there it is: Record Mart. A modest...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2012
Rough Guide to Salsa Dance
Just how much juice is there left to squeeze from the salsa market? Tons, if the recent assembly line of...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2010
Sixty/Black to the Future/Notes of Life
With Masekela's live dates cancelled while he recovers from prostate cancer, this budget-price reissue of a trio of classic albums...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
A História do Nordeste
The story of Luiz Gonzaga could have come straight out of a novel by Brazilian writer Jorge Amado: at 18...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
The Sky Above the Roof
Harp, bass, drum – doesn’t sound much of an energy-hogging power trio. But Solus 3 manage to generate plenty of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2010
Rhythm & Fado
Any musician should be wise enough to let his or her biography inform their music, and this is particularly true...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2019
A Saami Requiem
Gunnar Idenstam and Ola Stinnerbom
This is the most extraordinary coming together of different musical worlds and cultures created by visionary musicians: the Swedish organist...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2022
