Reviews
Childhood Home
In hindsight, it seems like a natural, perhaps inevitable, undertaking. Put the son, a multiple-Grammy-winning, world renowned singer-songwriter and guitarist,...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Dawn
Javier Limón, from Madrid, is best known as a flamenco guitarist and producer for the likes of Paco de Lucía...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Far Out Presents: Friends From Rio Project 2014
Far Out are 20 years old this year and to celebrate they are releasing this, a continuation of the two...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers
South and Central America are dotted with communities made up of the descendants of African slaves who escaped their oppressors....
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Far Out Presents Brazilian Bass
Often electronic music from Brazil is represented either by the laid-back qualities of electronic bossa nova or the rattling beats...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Mañana
It's probably fair to say there aren’t that many famous Mexican-Canadian singer-songwriters out there and certainly none of the stature...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Compay Son con Pasión
At first glance this CD looks off-putting: the sleeve being reminiscent of a flier taped to the desk of a...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Salvadora Robot
Even in Colombia, Meridian Brothers are a band who divide opinion. Are they a parody of Colombian music or a...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Bless Up
The veteran Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin helped to give birth to reggae, playing on early recordings that defined the genre...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
