Reviews
The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk
This extensive collection of Scottish fiddle, pipe, harp music and song starts with the unmistakable story-telling skill of modern bard...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
Once Upon a Time in Senegal: The Birth of Mbalax 1979-1981
Youssou N’Dour is Africa’s biggest star and the mbalax sound he helped shape remains Senegal’s musical heartbeat 30 years after...
Reviewed by Katharina Lobeck Kane in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Italie: Polyphonies Vocales de Ligurie
In a north-western corner of Italy, inland from Sanremo and not far from the French border, a cascade of fortified...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Song Up In Her Head
It’s extremely hard to get past the fact that this multi– instrumentalist bluegrass super-talent from Texas is only 19 years...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
El Existential
The first thing that will strike most listeners as strange about the latest offering from Grupo Fantasma is to see...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Cantigas do Camiño
The year 2010, when the Feast of St James falls on a Sunday, is a special one for Santiago de...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Djitoumou
The name might be unfamiliar to you, but Mali’s Idrissa Soumaoro has an impressive musical pedigree, having performed with Ali...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Egyéb Veszély – Danger Sign
The opening track of this CD will need some explanation. There’s a snatch of the Monty Python theme tune on...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Peru: Folklore and Mythology
There is something quite bizarre about the presentation of these field recordings, made in Lima, Puno, Cuzco, Ay a cucho...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon
Is there something about the sometimes torpid climate of the north-western US that informs the approach of some of the...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
