Reviews
Hand on the Plow
The Tillers claim they once played in hardcore punk bands, and in their speed and dynamics you can hear the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
No More Peace
Haydamaky’s roots lie in the Ukraine in the early 90s and the heady spirit of post-Soviet liberation when a vibrant...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Three-Mountain Pass
At the opening of this CD, the plucked strings that slide serenely from note to note are like a silken...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Viva Africando
I don’t know if anybody makes serious money out of the Africando operation, but apart from its musical excellence, the...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Vari-Colored Songs
Although this is Leyla McCalla’s debut record, anyone who’s seen the Carolina Chocolate Drops live will have been warmed by...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Music in the City
Here’s an urban night owl. Hailing from Montreal, global beats DJ Rise Ashen has made a nocturnal soundtrack that seamlessly...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Mud, Blood & Beer
Not many observers might have expected comedian Adrian Edmondson’s jiggery-jokery folk-punk outfit to last beyond a few gigs, let alone...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Conversations with Manol
I loved the idea behind this CD even before I started listening to it; the album pays homage to an...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Echoes of Indus
While Pakistan has undoubtedly given the world some outstanding classical vocalists, Pakistani instrumentalists have, by and large, remained in obscurity...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2013
