Reviews
Helsinki: Shangri-La
When was the last time you heard Finnish hip-hop? Been a while? Well, on the evidence of Paleface, you should...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
Ghana Fenou
Offspring of ultra-famous artists tread a difficult path forging their own musical style: witness sundry mini Marleys and Kutis. This...
Reviewed by Phil Sweeney in issue: June/2011
Andanças
Brazil's gaucho culture is pretty much unknown outside its native country. With globally feted rivals in the shape of bossa...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2011
Perpetual Motion
Amine & Hamza's previous CD Things May Change managed to amaze and alarm in equal measure: a testosterone-driven, Oriental jazz...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2011
Nicola Conte presents Viagem 3
For mere mortals, compiling three volumes of obscure Brazilian bossa nova and jazz rarities would be a real challenge. However,...
Reviewed by DJ Cliffy in issue: June/2011
80s World Music Classics: When The World Was Young
Like the compilers of this collection, back in the 1980s I turned to the sounds of Africa and other parts...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: June/2011
The Soul of Bollywood
Botown should be commended for endeavouring to avoid the mush of a vague world beats formula and instead focusing decisively...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
Hommage
Itamar Erez & The Adama Ensemble
Erez is an Israeli-born Canadian composer, guitarist and pianist who recently moved back to Israel. There he established his ensemble...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: June/2011
Paper Airplane
Paper Airplane is the first release by Alison Krauss & Union Station since 2004's Lonely Runs Both Ways. All of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2011
Live in Somerset
Live in Somerset might not sound very rock‘n’roll. But Steve Knightley is a true stadium star of West Country venues...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
