Reviews
The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo
Steve Martin’s talent as a clawhammer and Scruggs-style banjoist fares on this album much as his talent as a comic...
Reviewed 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 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 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 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 in issue Jan/Feb/2010
From There to Here
It’s high time Omar Puente received his due. The Yorkshire–based Cuban violin virtuoso and jazzer has been just outside the...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
The Rough Guide to Tango Revival
While you are listening if not dancing to this great sequence of tangos, you might ponder the reasons as to...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
The Lusafrica Years
Orquesta Aragón is at heart a charanga orchestra, a fluid blend of woodwind, brass and strings with flute and violins...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
Jah Shaka Presents the Positive Message
The legendary and mysterious Jah Shaka has been the UK’s leading roots and culture sound-system operator since the early 70s,...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
Linzay Young & Joel Savoy
When Joel Savoy was a teenager, he learned from some of the veteran musicians living in and around his hometown...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
