Reviews
Konpa Lakay
This excellent disc of vibrant, rootsy twoubadou (troubadour) music from Haiti is a charming reminder of why you should never...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: July/2014
Silt
While US-based Sudanese singer Alsarah appeared on our radar last year with her work as part of the Nile Project,...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2014
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Tibet: Lam la Che (On the Road)
The fragmentation of Tibetan culture over the last half-century has led, for better or worse, to an astounding variety of...
Reviewed by Tom Hamilton in issue: July/2014
Legends & Legacies
In the world of accordion-driven Tejano conjunto music, or Tex-Mex, the Grammy-award winners Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca are both...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2014
Arirang and Minyo Singing
Lee is a singer who has been deemed so culturally significant that the South Korean government awarded her the prestigious...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: July/2014
Bailar en la Cueva
Bailar en la Cueva (Dance in the Cave) starts much like any other Jorge Drexler album; the Uruguayan's gentle voice...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2014
At Home
This album certainly has an arresting start. Sakar Khan saws his bow across the strings of his kamancha and repeats...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2014
Sendero Místico
Bands such as Chicha Libre and Los Chinches have already shown that chicha – essentially cumbia with guitars – sounds...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2014
The Rough Guide to African Blues
What goes around comes around. African music was transported across the Atlantic in slave ships and came to soundtrack the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2014
Les Esprits Écoutent: The Spirits are Listening
There are stunning sounds on this compilation of music by Siberian indigenous peoples, drawn from Buda's Siberia CD series, which...
Reviewed by Carole Pegg in issue: July/2014
