Reviews
Let's Go
The four daughters of the Reverend Sam McCrary (leader of noted gospel group The Fairfield Four) have built quite a...
Reviewed in issue June/2015
Influence
The Count and the Cuban Cocktail
The ever-expanding Cuban diaspora notwithstanding, there's something slightly bizarre about the circumstances of this debut album – recorded by a...
Reviewed in issue June/2015
The Rough Guide to Tango Legends: Carlos Gardel
Listening to these remastered selections from the huge body of work that Carlos Gardel compiled before his premature death at...
Reviewed in issue June/2015
The Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove Volume 2
The title is somewhat misleading; half the tracks featured are contemporary and not particularly rare. But then again, the Rough...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Hombre de Piedra
Axel Krygier, the Buenos Aires-born, Switzerland-based multi-instrumentalist, is back with another catchy and refreshingly unpredictable disc. His quirks have definitely...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Lost and Found
The first Buena Vista-brand release in a long while, accompanying the live band's alleged final tour, this is a selection...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Tried and True
Right away, from the opening title-track, you can feel the warm, welcoming, kick-off-your-shoes vibe that runs through Annie Lou's latest...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Lift Up!
Mighty Soul Brass Band, are on first listen, another band in the great New Orleans marching band tradition. Yet a...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Sin Limite
El Travieso is the nom de plume of one Candido Fabre Martinez. He's the son of Candido Fabre Sr, who...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
El Saxofón Humano
Fear not, listeners. Contrary to the impression created by his nickname, Aquilino Calzado González is not the even more irritating...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
