Reviews
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
The Sun Will Rise (A Cappella)
Mahsa Vahdat is one of few female singers living in Iran to record regularly outside the country, largely through the...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: July/2016
Keys
What a magical mix of thrumming and twanging strings, imaginative songwriting and improvisational prowess is Keys, the debut album by...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2021
Fiesta Gitana con Camarón y sus Amigos
Camarón de la Isla was the superstar of post-war flamenco – he had the looks of Mick Jagger, lifestyle of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2015
Tales from String Hill
Tales from String Hill reminded me, at times, of the record label Windham Hill, that stable of mellow, Californian acoustic...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: March/2017
Perotá Chingó
Every summer, thousands of Argentinian 20-something urbanites hit the road in order to discover themselves in Patagonia, Salta, or the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2015
Oásis de Bethânia
Like her brother, Caetano Veloso, Bethânia was a key player in the musical revolution which swept through late 60s and...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Discover Japanese Taiko
Taiko is a term that covers an array of Japanese drums (known as wadaiko). Since the mid-20th century, taiko has...
Reviewed by Darran Smith in issue: May/2017
Cante
Cante is a form of traditional polyphonic singing from the south of Portugal, namely from the region of Alentejo, usually...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
A Country’s Soul: 1945-1957
The great, groundbreaking monarch of Portuguese fado hasn’t really been given her due in » terms of disc space in...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: June/2013
