Reviews
Chants Berbères de Kabylie
In the middle part of the 20th century, pioneering poets, writers and singers rediscovered micro¬cosms of traditional culture that had...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: July/2010
East Atlanta Passover Stomp
Fourth Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra
How can anyone not be intrigued by an album that begins with a track titled ‘Greater Lagos Wednesday Night Talmud...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2010
Someone’s got to Pay
Anyone who’s seen this four-piece country band live will have been impressed by the way they manage to make serious...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2010
Banda Dois
Having quit formal politics and swapped President Lula and Brasilia for a return to the international circuit, Gil presents us...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: July/2010
Greatest Hits
This is a compilation to embrace, a beautifully varied album of relatively unknown material by veteran Cuban singer Omara Portuondo....
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: July/2010
Al Andalus
This is a strange and frustrating disc. It’s a digital remastering of an analogue recording first issued more than 30...
Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: July/2010
The Afrosound of Colombia Volume 1
Kicking off with a funky, yelping dance track that makes you wonder whether James Brown actually spent the 60s and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2010
Trans-Continental Hustle
Everyone's favourite Gypsy punk outfit is back with their fifth album and yes, it's another big musical mash-up of klezmer,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2010
Imam Baildi
This is a great album, with a great idea behind it: take recordings of Greek popular songs of the 40s...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2010
Dancylvania
The Baghdaddies are nothing if not eclectic. This Geordie five-piece with Mesopotamian overtones and a Balkan brass bedrock have weaved...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2010
