Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
While this single CD containing two albums is credited to ‘The Upsetter’, the man behind the magic across the 24...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Irish concertina master Jack Talty here presents his first solo album, a well-considered collection of tunes. Jigs, reels, hornpipes and...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2017
An interesting concept is this latest album by singer-songwriter and banjo-picker extraordinaire Edward D (for Danny) Barnes. A Texas native,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2016
A veteran singer-songwriter and activist, Joseph has purveyed social and protest songs since his first studio release in 1983. The...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2019
Yiorgos Floudas & Vassilis Triantis
The Greek music of Epirus has long been identified with the Ioánnina district, ignoring the traditional styles of the Árta/Préveza...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: August/2017
After having begun learning tombak (goblet drum) in Iran at the age of ten, Tabassian's rhythmic journey would later begin...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2021
After reissuing three of Hailu Mergia's classic albums to great success, Awesome Tapes From Africa have taken the veteran Ethiopian...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2018
Apala is a style of call-and-response music popular in the Islamic culture of the Yoruba population of south-west Nigeria. It...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2020
Canadian Dana Sipos has one of those voices usually described in words such as ethereal, ghostly, pastoral or ‘almost identical...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2015
The ultimate world music, tango had crossed the globe many decades before any such phrase was coined. It is a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2018
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