Reviews
Cigala & Tango
Tango and flamenco have elemental, thematic, tonal and rhythmic differences due to their entirely separate, and exceptional, cultural histories. On...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie
The Woody Guthrie industry continues to thrive as we approach 2012, the centenary of his birth. After the two Mermaid...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Beginner’s Guide to the Caribbean
In a compilation¬exhausted market, do we need yet another Caribbean greatest hits set? The short answer would be no, unless...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
The Original Sound of Cumbia
These two generous CDs of Colombian cumbia, remastered from 78s, 45s and 33rpm LPs, are glorious. The subtitle, The History...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Alex Wilson Presents Salsa Veritas: Truly for Dancers
UK-born jazz pianist¬producer Alex Wilson might spend most of his time in Switzer¬land – one of the several countries he...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Havana Cultura – The Search Continues
We've been here before, sort of. Three years ago BBC DJ Gilles Peterson enlisted the help of his musician mate...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
This Unknown Science
The lithe, crystalline soprano voice of Emma Beaton is the first thing that stands out when you listen to This...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
La Negra: The Definitive Collection
With neither ‘Gracias a la Vida’ nor ‘Maria Maria’ on it, this double album is not quite the definitive collection...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Grande Liquidação
The Mr Bongo label deserves some kudos for re-releasing this, the hard-to-find 1968 debut album from everyone's favourite world music...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia
Música Llanera is the music of the vast open expanses of the Colombian plains around the Orinoco River, up in...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
