Reviews
Mountains of Tongues: Musical Dialects of the Caucasus
The Caucasus mountains on the borders of Europe and Asia are a dramatic mosaic of landscapes and cultures. Alongside the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Masters of Their Craft
Home to an artist roster that has shaped the sound of contemporary Irish folk music, Tara Music (formerly Tara Records)...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Oriental Blues
Oriental Blues has a slightly curious concept, but one that the liner notes of this CD go to some lengths...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Calypsos, Boogies, Rockers, Ballads & Bluebeat: The Rise of Black Music in Britain
There has been a surge of interest over recent years in the roots of black music in Britain. The London...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders
While the large-scale human suffering at the Partition of India (1947) is very well documented, very few people are aware...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Jazz and All That
You could treat the surprise success of the Sachal Studios Orchestra’s version of Dave Brubeck’s ‘Take Five’ either as a...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Fabian Holland
The real challenge of folk music in a post-industrial society is how to make it relevant. Fabian Holland is a...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Roots of Ska: USA Jamaica 1942-62
In his book Bass Culture, the writer Lloyd Bradley vividly evokes the era before ska and rocksteady eras in 50s...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Gipsy Manifesto
Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestar
Balkan brass bands still wallop their bass drums with the same switches used by Ottoman marching bands, the kind Haydn...
Reviewed by Joe Walker in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
