Reviews
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Vol 1
Take a cursory glance at Complete Recorded Works and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the latest release from...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Carpe Afternoon
Loco Ironico are vocalist Joe Cang and pianist Matteo Saggese. I know nothing about these men although photos on the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Ziggy Marley
Bob Marley's most prolific son, Ziggy Marley, returns with a sixth studio album, aiming to put the world to rights...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Bem-Ti-Vi
Nelson da Rabeca, Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Celio de Carvalho & Dona Benedita
The rabeca is a rustic variant on the violin, with a deep, dry tone. After seeing one on TV at...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Kanamalu
Welcome to a new music label, bravely launching with a brace of albums by Portuguese-based artists, including this fine outing....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
One Takes
Authenticity is impossible to manufacture. Daymé Arocena might be only 24, but she has a soul and a sensuousness belying...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Polyphonies of Georgia
The Ensemble Marani are an exceptionally good Georgian male-voice choir based in Paris. The 12-strong group includes members of the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
The Fruited Thorn
Formerly the singer with Gaelic band Mouth Music for several groundbreaking albums in the 90s before joining ‘acid croft’ pioneers...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
