Reviews
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
Grandad's Favorite
Instantly likeable, this album gets off to a cracking start with a raucous rendition of the classic ‘Jawbone’. Grandad's Favorite...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
On Down the Line
Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper
A recipient of nine International Bluegrass Music Association Fiddler of the Year Awards, Michael Alexander is universally recognised as one...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
You Got This
Cool, swinging and sophisticated, each of the nine all-instrumental tracks on You Got This, strikes a perfect balance between bluegrass,...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Never Let Me Cross Your Mind
Rip-roaring old-time music, with a few country surprises. This all-female ensemble tag their repertoire as ‘heart-breakin’ country harmonies and raging...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Segunda Vez
A prolific mandolin virtuoso, Mike Marshall juggles genres like other musicians juggle day jobs. Segunda Vez is basically the second...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Feitiço Caboclo
What a wonderful CD: joyful, bursting with energy; rooted in tradition but as fresh as the morning light; and age-old...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Mariachi Beat
Mexico City's Los De Abajo first made an impression when David Byrne signed them to his Luaka Bop label. The...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Classic African American Songsters
Ry Cooder once cuttingly said that blues music has been reduced to a soundtrack for selling jeans in TV ads....
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
