Reviews
Courage
Malian kora (harp-lute) player Mamadou Diabate is still only in his mid-30s but has racked up a stack of excellent...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Ndzi Teke Riendzo
Last year Honest Jon's released a well-received compilation titled Shangaan Electro. The album focused on a synthesized style of ancient...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2011
No Me Rompas Las Bolas
The idiomatic expression Juan Carlos Cáceres uses for the title of this album – his third with percussionist Marcelo Russillo...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2011
Supersize
The third CD by the Prince Fatty collective – the name is producer Mike Pelanconi’s nod to King Tubby –...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Apr/May/2011
My Roots
Kenyan singer-songwriter Suzanna Owiyo has her third album released on a Scandinavian label and sponsored by a Norwegian arts foundation....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2011
Worldwize Part 1: North & South
Having started out as a busking duo in the idyllic surfing town of Byron Bay, Australian roots band Blue King...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Still Getting Away With It
Taking the time out from his duo with Irish harper Máire Ni Chathasaigh and their quartet with Arty McGlynn and...
Reviewed by Jon Mitchell in issue: March/2011
The Hour of Separation
Joe Tawadros’ last CD The Prophet was a delightful surprise, full of promise. In February 2010 the young Egyptian-Australian oud...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2011
Black Robert
Since releasing theirsecond album, Brule Lentement [reviewedin #68], which wasinfluenced by TheClash as well as 1920s zydeco squeezebox supremo AmedeArdoin,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2011
The Rounder Records Story
The moral of the Rounder Records ‘story’ is that a record label devoted mostly to contemporary takes on traditional music...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2011
