Reviews
Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour
The one thing we are not told in the evocative and often hilarious liner notes of this album, is whether...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Island Records Presents Roots
When reggae entered its celebrated golden age in the 70s, many of the music’s hallmarks became permanent signifiers not just...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Raizes
As one of the UK’s most prolific Brazilian musicians, the percussionist Adriano Adewale has amassed an impressive list of credits...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Stradivarius in Rio
Viktoria Mullova’s 2012 autobiography From Russia to Love describes how at the age of 24 she fled Soviet Russia in...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Duw Duw
An abiding affinity for Cajun and zydeco music permeates Duw Duw, the debut album by London-based singer-guitarist Dai Price and...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Saudade
The North American duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have long mixed world music flavours into their electronic dance...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
The Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove
The Rough Guide series may have come fairly late to the tropical vinyl-mining party, but better late than never. And...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Siriá
Wild yelps, rattling drums, relentless riffs and booming brass - this is the sound of an Amazonian street party. To...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
A Dotted Line
A quarter-century after capturing the imagination of the bluegrass community as pre-teen prodigies, Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals), Sara Watkins (fiddle/vocals) and...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
