Reviews
Djekpa La You
An exceptional live performer and a brilliant songwriter, it’s not hard to see why Ivorian Dobet Gnahoré was chosen to...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Indigenous Matter: Music from Africa & the Americas
Musician-producer, Chris Warwick took advantage of his travels around the Americas and West Africa in the 80s, to record music...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Meråkerklarinetten: Traditional Norwegian Clarinet Tunes from Trøndelag
Bjørn Aksdal and Geir Egil Larsen
Norwegian fiddles have taken up a fair few column inches recently, with so many excellent young fiddlers releasing some fine...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Leave Your Sleep
The former 10,000 Maniacs singer signed to Nonesuch last year, and her first album in seven years is an ambitious,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Rough Guide to Salsa Divas
Asked to name 15 Latin divas, most people will stop at Celia Cruz. The album opens with a classic, and...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
In Modern Times
A ship sinks; a few survivors adrift in a boat, famished, cast lots to decide who is to die to...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Anthology 2
How to collect the music of Fela Kuti has long challenged record buyers. His original vinyl albums tended to contain...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
As If…
British folk’s most prominent close harmony trio, Coope, Boyes & Simpson are veterans of the excellent Blue Murder (with assorted...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
From Stage to Stage
If Irish music was to be equated to the Premier League, then Dervish would be West Bromwich Albion – sometimes...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
The Rough Guide to the Music of India
It must be a thankless task being asked to compile one CD that sums up the whole of a musical...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
