Reviews
YO
A visual and aural treat from Havana's proudest son, who lays himself bare on YO (that's ‘I’ in Spanish) with...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2012
The Master
Warren Cuccurullo & Ustad Sultan Khan
The West has been actively seeking out musical meetings with the East ever since Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
The Voices and Bridges
The number of recording locations worldwide for this album is extraordinary, but perhaps that was the only way to create...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Baguala de la Siesta
Ex-pat Argentinians in Paris are legion and involved in all kinds of musical projects, from Gotan Project’s Eduardo Makaroff to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2012
Native American Flute
Native American flute music has enjoyed a vast popularity ever since R Carlos Nakai first began recording in the 1980s...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2016
Tooth & Nail
When you’re used to hearing Barking¬born Billy tetchily dissecting the state of the British nation in his sardonic foghorn of...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: June/2013
Gharnata
Gharnata takes its name from the Arabic for Granada, capital city of flamenco. Singer Luis de la Carrasca has long...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2019
The Road to Damascus
Followers of Nick Page, former frontman of Transglobal Underground and serial musical collaborator, might be surprised by his latest project....
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: October/2010
Movimento
You could say that Aline Frazão is the Mayra Andrade of Angola – a singer who has made a concerted...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2015
Together We are Strong: The Song Peoples Sessions
Shellie Morris & The Borroloola Songwomen
An important voice in Australian indigenous music, singer-songwriter Shellie Morris’s soloCareer has been complemented by stints with the all-star Black...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2013
