Reviews
A Tribute to Lead Belly
The songs of Lead Belly were first popularised in Britain during the skiffle era of the mid-50s, when Lonnie Donegan...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Amplificador: Novíssima Música Brasileira
It's hard to say whether NMB (Novíssima Música Brasileira), meaning ‘Brand New Brazilian Music’, will ever have quite the same...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Spinning Yarns
She's had seven years as the lead singer and flautist with Cape Breton traditional group The Outside Track, and a...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
Se Nou Ki La!
The word hardcore is often applied to denote a style that contains a strong message. Se Nou Ki La! is...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
Planetario
The distinctive characteristic of Novalima has always been their focus on reinvigorating Afro-Peruvian music with new electronic fusions. On their...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
Paley & Son
Octogenarian Tom Paley was a member of the New Lost City Ramblers, one of the pioneering American folk revival bands...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
It Takes Two to Tango
Tango music is going through a quiet period, as evidenced by the number of compilations and reissues in circulation. In...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
Voyageurs
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Steve Riley is one of Cajun music's foremost accordionists and bandleaders: the Mamou Playboys have, under his leadership, developed into...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
Get Ready
The Revelers hail from Lafayette, the capital of Cajun country, and consist of six young musicians schooled in the local...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
The Faster it Goes
Within the first few bars of ‘Tilt-a-Whirl’, the opening track of The Railsplitters’ second album, you hear pitch-perfect harmony singing,...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
