Reviews
Down in Washington Square
A seminal figure in the American folk renaissance of the late 1950s and early 60s, Dave Van Ronk was a...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
The Birth of Jungle Cumbia
Since The Roots of Chicha gave Peru’s guitar-driven, bar-band chicha music worldwide exposure six years ago there has been a...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
Love Has Come for You
It’s interesting to ponder what the reception to this album would have been had it been released by a pair...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
It might not come as a surprise to those familiar with the music of genius banjo player Noam Pikelny that...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Peru Maravilloso
It’s obvious that much crate-digging has been done to put together this compilation, which features many rare tracks and little-known...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Vocal Superstars at King Jammy’s
Probably the most inventive of producer King Tubby’s dub apprentices, King Jammy took computerised reggae and gave it a defibrillating...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Brazilian Beats 7
One of the great things about the Brazilian Beats series is that it has precious few restraints to its remit....
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Skycatcher
Hasidic Jewish crossovers aside, New York’s reggae scene has become trademarked by large, brass heavy dub groups who use guest...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Pass the Knowledge
While Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert takes credit for coining the word reggae, and Bob Marley is widely considered reggae’s only true...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
