Reviews
Romeo Scaccia meets Kočani Orkestar
The notion of a collaboration between an Italian pianist and film composer and a Macedonian brass band, might inspire anticipation...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Cigala & Tango
Tango and flamenco have elemental, thematic, tonal and rhythmic differences due to their entirely separate, and exceptional, cultural histories. On...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie
The Woody Guthrie industry continues to thrive as we approach 2012, the centenary of his birth. After the two Mermaid...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Beginner’s Guide to the Caribbean
In a compilation¬exhausted market, do we need yet another Caribbean greatest hits set? The short answer would be no, unless...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Japanese Traditional Music: Koto and Shamisen, 1941
Despite the crackling sound quality, World Arbiter’s third reissue of early Japanese 78s is your only choice for a single-CD...
Reviewed by David Hughes in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Secret Marriage
Cači Vorba’s debut album won a German Record Critics' Award last year and was a Top of the World release...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Maqaam d’Amour
Aïcha Redouane, originally of Moroccan descent, has become a house¬hold name in the performance of music from the eastern part...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts
Once in a while, an artist from the outside punches a dirty great hole through the usually impenetrable wall of...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
The Gamelan of Bangle
Terompong beruk is the form of gamelan ensemble indigenous to the Balinese village of Bangle, just one of dozens of...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
