Reviews
Opa Hey!
On first glance, young producer Kottarashky could be seen as some slow-off-the-mark Johnny-come-lately. The Balkans are, after all, a territory...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: March/2010
Mexico: Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan
If you have ever happened to find yourself in a South American village when a fiesta is taking place, you’ll...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2010
Liber
The Dutch Antillean island of Curaçao hasn‘t yet become a central presence on the world music landscape, but these gorgeous...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010
Esa Flor
A few years ago, Adan Pedroso and Asere, the group he founded, created the beautiful ‘Romántica’, a love song that...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2010
Tango de Ruptura
Buenos Aires is full of talented youn g musicians and in recent years, on the back of a rising wave...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2010
Del Diablo y del Angel
Two of Astor Piazzolla’s great suites – Angels’ and ‘Devils’ – evolved ove r many years and, as a consequ–...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2010
A Hajnali Csillag Ragyog
Tcha Limberger’s Kalotaszeg Trio
Violinist Tcha Limberger was born in Belgium to a Romani Gypsy father. His last disc, reviewed in Songlines #60, was...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
Umbrellowhead
Come across this on a shelf and you’ll think you’ve found a new Bellowhead album. But what we have here...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2010
Grace
The Soweto Gospel Choir has won Grammy awards for its last two albums, so you can’t blame them for tailoring...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2010
Zebu Nation
Razia Said is an unfamiliar name in the world of Malagasy music: she has lived outside Madagasca since she was...
Reviewed by Paddy Bush in issue: March/2010
