Reviews
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Holdvilágos (In the Moonlight)
Napra is a Hungarian folk band that deserves to be heard. They bring a rock attitude to traditional music with...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Connections
When they collaborated on the Bombay Dreams musical a few years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber declared Rahman to be ‘the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Seu Jorge and Almaz
This covers album is a radical departure from a standard Seu Jorge samba-funk album and those expecting the swinging, soulful...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
The Life of Birds
The guitarist of the Beautiful South has gathered together a formidable flock of folk talent for his debut solo album,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Timeless
Bob Wills, the arguable progenitor of Western Swing, made effective use of three fiddlers (Wills himself being one of them,...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Sikelela
If you saw the West End stage musical Umoja: Spirit of Togetherness, you will have already heard Amabutho, the seven...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Sarayland
In the 1980s Sarajevo's Sarr e Roma were one of the most prominent Yugoslav Gypsy bands, with a number of...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
Love the likembé-twanging chaos of Konono No 1? Ever have a sneaky listen to Kraftwerk when the electro-mood hits you?...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Hive
Gamelan Madu Sari have been operating out of Vancouver for nearly a quarter of a century, ever since a Javanese...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
The Last Star
A veteran of the Irish music scene in New York, Talbot honed her craft in wedding bands before touring and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
