Reviews
None the Wiser
If you're looking for one of the finest contemporary poet-singers in England, look no further than the man with an...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Salón, Lágrimas y Deseo
Lila Downs is a Latin American superstar. On her ninth album she fronts an orchestra of 20 musicians from as...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
From Here
Every couple of years or so, a really good punk band comes along to remind everyone what's really important: saying...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: November/2015
Kardajala Kirridarra
This fine debut comes from a new vocal quartet featuring three Aboriginal women from the Northern Territory outback communities of...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2018
Yol
It's been 25 years since Kardeş Türküler first banded together at Istanbul's Bosphorus University. This ninth album, Yol (The Road),...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: June/2018
A Passionate Landscape
The landscape in question here is undoubtedly that of Wales, the home of guitarist and composer Dylan Fowler. But, perhaps...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2014
Studio One Showcase
Clement Dodd (1932-2004), founder of Studio One, pioneer of the Kingston sound systems, master producer and talent scout, recorded more...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2016
The Wishing Tree
Players at the top of their game and in high demand in the Celtic music world, John Doyle, John McCusker...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2018
El Laberinto del Coco
After playing percussion for the cream of Puerto Rico's musical talent (such as Calle 13 and Jerry Medina) as well...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2018
Past Present Future
He may be almost 80, but Manu Dibango shows no sign of slowing. Both his sax playing and extraordinary basso...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: July/2012
