Reviews
En Paris – Live at FIP
Lila Downs, with her unique blend of original songs and reworked classics emphasising human-rights politics, is one of Mexico's great...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: June/2010
Diversions
Based in the Scottish Highlands, but with a line-up also drawn from California, Cape Breton and Ireland, Dàimh (pronounced ‘dive’,...
Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: October/2010
Saputjiji
The Canadian Inuk singer Tanya Tagaq may have refined her extreme techniques during recent decades, but hasn’t diluted the boldness...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2026
Eclairer le Monde (Light the World)
It starts with a furious flurry of percussion, and then in comes that voice, as commanding, passionate and distinctive as...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2025
The Band Courtboullion
There's never been a recording quite like this one. Three highly accomplished Cajun revivalists – each a musical pioneer and...
Reviewed by Roger Hahn in issue: June/2012
Salsa Mundo: Colombia – Music Born of Conflict
While the Colombian tourist board is intent on fostering an image of the country as a safe haven for visitors...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Songbirds: Albanian Music from 78s 1924-1948
The great dreamer of European unity, Stefan Zweig, speaking of poetics and spiritual power, once wrote that ‘The Skipetares (Albanians)...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: April/2021
The Rough Guide to Ali Akbar Khan
It is rare for a single musician to be called the greatest living musician of his time, yet that is...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: November/2018
Beginner’s Guide to Bossa Nova
In a compilation market saturated to cholesterol strength, Nascente are usually a healthy alternative, compiled by people who know their...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2012
Asro
Kala Jula and the Gangbé Brass Band have each had their own albums issued by Buda Musique, and now they’re...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: May/2023
