Reviews
From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan
Great songs are like good bones – you can hang anything on them. What excites most about this collection of...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Some Part of Something
American-born, Scotland-based harpist Cheyenne Brown, dobro player and guitarist Dave Currie and master percussionist Dave Boyd first got together as...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Calypsos, Boogies, Rockers, Ballads & Bluebeat: The Rise of Black Music in Britain
There has been a surge of interest over recent years in the roots of black music in Britain. The London...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Jazz and All That
You could treat the surprise success of the Sachal Studios Orchestra’s version of Dave Brubeck’s ‘Take Five’ either as a...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Anarchy & Romance
OK, this is really wacky. But then, what else did you expect from the impish German DJ who set Euro...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Wenu Wenu
It’s something of a mystery why Souleyman, a 47-year-old wedding singer from northern Syria, has become a phenomenon in Western...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
The Road to Jajouka
The artist and writer Brion Gysin took Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones to see the Jajouka Musicians shortly before...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Blackbird
The Wellington eight-piece Fat Freddy’s Drop have, over the past decade, built up a remarkable international following with their blend...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2013
Alchemya
There have been a number of African-Iberian musical experiments over the years, but when an African vocal kicks in on...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2013
