Reviews
Tango Tango de Norte a Sur
We hear lots of rumours about Finland’s tango obsession but rarely get to hear its music. This innovative release features...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Nuevo Chamber
Born out of classical ‘jam sessions’ at a café in metropolitan San Francisco, The Musical Art Quintet developed their stylish...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Salida de Emergencia
Women have always been central to tango – as whores, drunks, Oedipal mothers, girlfriends and social climbers. On the performing...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Romancing the Past
Urbane male voices, in unison, constitute a vital force in Latin American folk music. In Mexico, one of the most...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Meet Me at Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras in Louisiana is one of the world’s great public celebrations. The Cajuns have their own country Mardi Gras...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
YO
A visual and aural treat from Havana's proudest son, who lays himself bare on YO (that's ‘I’ in Spanish) with...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
Tangos Pendientes
The fourth track on this album is ‘Jacinto Chiclana’, a poem by Jorge Luis Borges. Its music is folksy and...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
La Onda Vampi
Vampisoul really knows how to mash it up. The Spanish label, celebrating a decade this year, has to be one...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
The Band Courtboullion
There's never been a recording quite like this one. Three highly accomplished Cajun revivalists – each a musical pioneer and...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
