Reviews
The HillBenders
A few years ago, I was privy to the world premiere of The HillBenders' ‘bluegrass opry’ take on The Who's...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2019
Look Up
It would be a stretch to call the British quintet Me and My Friends a ‘world music’ band – but...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2019
Double Dekker
Desmond Dekker (1941-2006) brought Jamaican music to an international audience in a way that no other artist had previously achieved:...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2019
Futuro Do Pretérito
On first listening, it's hard to get a handle on the São Paulo quartet's third album; their take on retro...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2019
Polyglot Pike
Now on their fifth album, Trio Mio have an impressive collection of awards from their previous releases. Swede Jens Ulvsand,...
Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: March/2019
Le Cri du Cyclope
French-Lebanese percussionist Wassim Halal was originally trained in Lebanese dabke music. His first album, Revolutionary Birds, with Mounir Troudi and...
Reviewed by Marwan Shamiyeh in issue: March/2019
From Nubia to Cairo
First released back in 1989, when ‘world music’ was young, this set is as life-enhancing and plain funky as an...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2019
Van Diemen's Land
There will be a new solo album from Sam Lee in the spring. Meanwhile he and Notes Inégales, a cutting-edge...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2019
Dor an Enez
When he was 14 Fred Guichen founded a band with his brother Jean-Charles. To the traditional fest noz line-up –...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2019
