Reviews
Old World Tangos Vol 4: Istanbul Tango (1927-1953)
These fascinating Old World Tango collections explore various European and Oriental incarnations of the Argentinian form that spread outwards from...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2013
Flash Company
There’s a fine line between music that’s tight and that which is so polished it has lost its soul. For...
Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: Apr/May/2013
50 Years
When the definitive history of Irish folk music comes to be written, The Dubliners will loom large and long in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Apr/May/2013
Laylam
Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young
Eliza Carthy, Bella Hardy, Lucy Farrell and Kate Young: four women renowned for their singing and Fiddle playing and for...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2013
A Wonder Working Stone
Roberts'previous album, Too long in This Condition, focused on the ancient, traditional wing of the folk repertoire, and proved to...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013
Talé
Baaba Maal did it with 2009's Television. Amadou & Mariam followed last year with Folila. Now Salif Keita has joined...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2013
Teranga! Senegal
That Senegal has an acoustic singer-songwriter scene (as opposed to a traditional music scene) has been apparent for at least...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: Apr/May/2013
De Tierra y Oro
Know how to hum a huayno, a lando, a saya? Sofia Rei does. Born in Argentina and resident in New...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2013
Solo Guitarra
José Luis Montón was invited to record for ECM following his contribution to Arco Iris, Amina Alaoui’s delicate mix of...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Apr/May/2013
Face to Face
Film-composer and pianist Heffes, the man responsible for soundtracks such as The Last King of Scotland and Touching the Void,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2013
