Reviews
Pop Songs for Elk
As one of the new breed of edgy Americana acts, such as Elephant Revival, Pokey LaFarge or Joy Kills Sorrow,...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Bright as You Can
The Catskill Mountains-based band led by Mike Meranda (vocals, guitar, banjo) and Ruthy Ungar (vocals, fiddle, ukulele) do a very...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Canción de Otoño
Pablo Milanés & José María Vitier
Now a long-term resident of Galicia, the legendary Cuban protest singer Pablo Milanés is content these days to croon about...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
A Tribute to Lead Belly
The songs of Lead Belly were first popularised in Britain during the skiffle era of the mid-50s, when Lonnie Donegan...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Amplificador: Novíssima Música Brasileira
It's hard to say whether NMB (Novíssima Música Brasileira), meaning ‘Brand New Brazilian Music’, will ever have quite the same...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Spinning Yarns
She's had seven years as the lead singer and flautist with Cape Breton traditional group The Outside Track, and a...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
Se Nou Ki La!
The word hardcore is often applied to denote a style that contains a strong message. Se Nou Ki La! is...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
Planetario
The distinctive characteristic of Novalima has always been their focus on reinvigorating Afro-Peruvian music with new electronic fusions. On their...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
Paley & Son
Octogenarian Tom Paley was a member of the New Lost City Ramblers, one of the pioneering American folk revival bands...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
It Takes Two to Tango
Tango music is going through a quiet period, as evidenced by the number of compilations and reissues in circulation. In...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015
