Reviews
Massilia
Massilia Sound System celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2014, a phenomenal achievement for any band. In their native France they’re...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2015
D’Amore e di Altre Cose Irreversibili
This is a mature debut from the singer Floriana Cangiano, who draws on her Italian roots and combines Mediterranean folk...
Reviewed by Valentina Monsurrò in issue: March/2015
The Sounds of Varanasi
The very mention of Varanasi, India's holiest city on the banks of the River Ganges, conjures up the most evocative...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2015
This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
This double-CD box set is the soundtrack to a feature-length documentary, This Ain’t No Mouse Music!, documenting how Chris Strachwitz,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2015
Cape Verde
Those who’ve had their fill of the new Cape Verde artists like Mayra Andrade and Tcheka and are yearning for...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2015
500 Years of Night
Hailing from the Chiapas region of Mexico but based in Toronto, Canada, Quique Escamilla might represent a modern version of...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: March/2015
For Tradition Turn to Nedunuri
These three discs comprise an entire concert performance by one of Karnatic music's greatest singers of the 20th century, Nedunuri...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2015
Sobre Noites e Dias
After a series of albums that dealt with specific themes and textures, such as dub or baile funk, Lucas Santtana...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2015
Again and Again
Often cited as early explorers in what we now call world music, Swedish ensemble Spjärnsvallet first formed in the early...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2015
Off the Floor
Welcome to the legendary dance halls of Canada's Cape Breton where, once a favoured fiddler like Wendy MacIsaac starts a...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2015
