The first few bars of Mornas ao Piano can trick you into thinking there's a Cuban record coming your way....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/2017
Umpteen albums have come and gone since the original Fairport line-up started playing West Coast pop covers in 1967. As...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2011
To these ears, the best track on Bassekou Kouyaté's splendid 2006 solo debut Segu Blue was ‘Banani’, a dirty, low-down...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013
This collection showcases two of Cape Verde's most traditional and resolutely African musical styles – batuque and finaçon – which...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: June/2011
From the streets of Glasgow, this trio – guitarist and singer John Langan, Alastair Caplin on fiddle, and double bassist...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Given the current political climate in Iran it is hard to imagine that a vibrant pop music scene once used...
Reviewed by Nasim Masoud in issue: Apr/May/2010
Singer-songwriter Shane Howard is a quiet legend in Australia. Born of Irish-Catholic heritage and raised in rural Victoria, he’s one...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2013
Tuz Lángja are a young Hungarian band, drawing on the traditions of the Csángó people, who live in an enclave...
Reviewed by Balázs Weyer in issue: July/2011
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