Reviews
Doctor Bird
Now in his mid 70s, the Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow, still performs, drawing attention to social justice...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: October/2011
Cultura Impura
Bands from the Minas Gerais, such as Ctnexão Tribal African Beat, have been offering choice meetings of Afro-beat and Brazilian...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Joy!Guru
‘Here Comes the Moon King’, the 12-minute opening track, sets the mood. It begins with a prelude of tingling stillness;...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
The Reason Why Vol 2
Goran Kajfeš Subtropic Arkestra
If Vol 1 showed how diverse Swedish trumpeter Goran Kajfeš’ influences are, then this second instalment of covers shows you...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Apr/May/2015
Tangaria
French accordionist Richard Galliano knocks out an album or two every year and tours widely as a sort of ambassador...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2010
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90 years (1925-2015)
Composer Mikis Theodorakis is a Greek national institution, best known overseas for his soundtracks to Zorba the Greek and Serpico....
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
What We Thought Was a Lake Was a Field of Flax
Tyler and Hill first met in Newcastle, singing as part of the Sacred Harp sessions, with Hill adding vocals to...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2022
Fonn
Five voices, one family, three generations, and a treasury of Gaelic song – the Campbells of Greepe, near Dunvegan on...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: July/2012
Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine
Fear and flight marked Ireland in the 1840s, when a series of famines laid low the island with devastating consequences....
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2018
Alfabeto Runico
Active since 2003, Alfabeto Runico are the fruit, first and foremost, of the friendship between the three band members. Marta...
Reviewed by Megan Iacobini de fazio in issue: May/2019
