Reviews
Ballads: Murder, pIntrigue, Love, Discord
Topic continue to mark their 70th anniversary with the release of seven classic albums from their catalogue in sumptuously packaged...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Tzadik TZ8115
Boris Malkovsky Time Petah-Tiqva
Boris Malkovsky is a Russian-trained Israeli master of the bayan (diatonic button accordion) and from the very first bars of...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Outra Praia
Vanessa da Mata, Zeca Baleiro, Zélia Duncan, Luciana Alves, Chico Cesar and Chico Pinheiro – the distinguished names guesting on...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Vadhya Sunadha Pravaham
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, Mala Chandrashekar & Jaishree Jaira
It used to be unusual to come across new releases of Karnatic (South Indian) music because North Indian, or Hindustani...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81
At a time when so much music is being reissued and repackaged, it is heartening that there are still labels...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Tumbélé! Biguine, Afro & Latin sounds from the French Caribbean 1963-74
In non-Francophone world music camps, Martinique and Guadeloupe were somewhat overlooked in the recent rush for Latin and African music....
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
La Bodega
Totó la Momposina celebrates her 69th birthday with an irresistible disc of diverse Colombian genres, all rooted in her hometown...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
The Way Home
Having followed an early grounding in his native Highland traditions with a full classical training, Donald Grant is both a...
Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Soundman Shots: The Caribou and Downbeat 78s Story
The title of this set refers to Jamaican so und – system operators, while Caribouand Downbeat were two pioneering record...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Africa Express Presents…
Africa Express is a loose cooperative of like minds (with Damon Albarn somewhere near the hub) that takes Western rock...
Reviewed by Mark Ellingham in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
