Reviews
Gwo Ka: Music of Guadeloupe, West Indies
Many listeners may have been drawn to the exuberant, complex percussion found in Guadaloupe by Kassav’, the long-lived Paris-based band...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Peru Bravo
This latest offering of 60s and 70s Peruvian psychedelia showcases the work of a handful of bands who stylishly combined...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Desde Carlos Gardel: Cancionero Porteño
Diego Flores & William Sabatier
It takes a brave soul, as well as considerable vocal talent, to tackle the songs of Carlos Gardel. The recordings...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Native North America Vol 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock and Country 1966-1985
The lack of respect or choice given to the original inhabitants of the US would have crushed lesser peoples....
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Rhinoceros
In case you haven’t yet heard, the Green Rock River Band are a London-based eight-piece purveying acoustic music infused by...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
As the world's premier banjo player, Fleck has ranged across jazz, classical and world music, dramatically expanding the instrument's repertoire...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Amarrate!
Amarrate! loosely translates as ‘Buckle Up!’ and this latest release by award-winning outfit Soneros de Verdad certainly takes listeners on...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Cha Cha Cha
Abelardo Barroso with Orquesta Sensación
Before achieving its great success with releasing new artists and albums, the World Circuit label excelled at licensing and re-releasing...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Fumaça Preta
Lots of fantastic experimental music has come out of Brazil recently but arguably none of it quite matches the analogue...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Crazy Groove
Internationally renowned for his work with Miriam Makeba and Toots Thielemans, and for popularising forró music in Brazil, the Brazilian...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
