Reviews
Thursday Night in the Caley
Hailing from the Highlands and islands, Blazin’ Fiddles have been stoking the flames since 1998, when they first got together...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011
El Baile de las Horas
Marina Abad was the powerful, husky-voiced fulcrum of flamenco, hip-hop, Latin fusioneers Ojos de Brujo until they disbanded in 2011....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2014
Brazilian Beats 7
One of the great things about the Brazilian Beats series is that it has precious few restraints to its remit....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Distant Mountains
Recorded live in concert at the Morgenland Festival in Osnabrück, Germany, Distant Mountains is an album of duets by Chinese...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: July/2021
¡Soy Salvadoreño!
For their latest musical discovery Smithsonian Folkways have unearthed Los Hermanos Lovos and their chanchona style of music from the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2012
Ekuka
Nyege Nyege Tapes is a small, obscure label based in Kampala, Uganda. They have released a small number of cassettes...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2019
Hoje é Assim, Amanhã Não Sei
This album consolidates Ricardo Ribeiro's position as the finest male fado singer of his generation. Born in the early 80s,...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Elixir
Ola Fresca is, as their name insists, a ‘fresh wave’ from Brooklyn. The band's singer, songwriter and arranger, José Conde,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2015
The Stolen Cello
When Redi Hasa arrived in Italy as a refugee from Albania, the only possession he took with him was his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2020
