Reviews
Rough Guide to Spiritual Blues
As the music of gambling dens, bordellos, barrelhouses and anywhere else vice was to be found, the blues swiftly earned...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
Famous Fados on Portuguese Guitar
Famous Fados is the latest instalment in a series of discs showcasing Custódio Castelo’s talent as a solo artist (his...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: October/2020
Burden Lake
Kevin Henderson & Neil Pearlman
Burden Lake is the debut collaboration between Scotland’s Kevin Henderson on fiddle and American Neil Pearlman on piano, a beautiful...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2020
Nva K’la
James Ssewakiryanga Jr is a multi-instrumentalist from Kampala who performs as Ssewa Ssewa. His principal instrument is the janzi, which...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2020
The Rough Guide to the Roots of Gospel
In the early days of popular recording, blues and gospel marched hand in hand – God’s music and the devil’s...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
En Casa Limón
Although a long time resident of the US, David Broza’s background is from the UK, Spain and Israel, where he...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2020
Free the System
About this album, Dandana say ‘the old system can’t easily deal with young or new ideas.’ In a time where...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2020
Red Desert Man
Indigenous singer-songwriter Dave Arden is a gifted Kokatha-Gunditjmara guitarist, storyteller and contemporary songman. Previously best known as a collaborator and...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2020
‘Akilotoa: Anthology 1994-2006
Known for their close harmonies and full-throated performances, sisters Vika and Linda Bull first burst onto the Australian music scene...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2020
