Reviews
OneZero
On April 6 this year, Sawhney recorded an unplugged session before a live audience direct to vinyl, without the safety...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2013
Tropical Gypsy
The Balkan fusion group Molotov Jukebox, fronted by charismatic lead singer, accordionist and actress Natalia Tena, return with their second...
Reviewed by Jamie Kyei Manteaw in issue: June/2016
Flamenco: Pasado y Presente
The songs on Argentinian producer and guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde’s new album are mostly originals, but much emphasis is made...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/September/2022
Mujeres
Diana Baroni, Ronald Martin Alonso & Rafael Guel
Mujeres weaves together classical and Latin styles in a breathtaking tribute to the women of the New World. The album...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: May/2023
Set Sela
In a part of the world where a music scene is starting to make itself heard, Senegal's Guiss Guiss Bou...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: April/2020
alterum
In her own cool and exquisite way, Julie Fowlis is moving on. She became an international star by singing traditional...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2017
From Source to Sea
The belt had snapped on my turntable, so I resorted to the USB tucked into the handsome gatefold vinyl set...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2015
Images on Guitar
The late Brazilian acoustic guitarist Baden Powell – yes, his father named him after the founder of the scouting movement...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2022
Flamenco
By embracing the Spanish folk song form copla and merging influences from pop, Diana Navarro joined a new wave of...
Reviewed by Russell Parton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
