Reviews
La Dôtu Lado
Right from the melancholic opening chords of a pair of acoustic guitars, you know you're in for a treat. Coladera...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2019
Santa Plástica
Argentinian folk song has many modes reflecting the topographies and cultures whence it springs. The music of the French-based Caronni...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2019
Live From Celtic Connections 2019
Nearly a quarter of a century on and this group is still corralled by Shetland fiddler Aly Bain and his...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2019
Celia
Not content with simply succeeding Miriam Makeba as the new ‘Mama Africa,’ Kidjo now has her sights on the late...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2019
Qhum Qhaks
Kwaito, the music that blew up in 90s post-apartheid South Africa characterised by slowed-down house beats and breezy rapping, is...
Reviewed by Timothy Romain in issue: June/2019
Desert to Douala
Pulo NDJ is a project that broadcasts from the musical midpoint between N'Djamena, Chad and New York. DJs Nickodemus and...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2019
The Rough Guide to Women of the World
In contrast to many of the Rough Guides, which focus on one specific genre or artist, this was perhaps an...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: June/2019
Gloryland
There are a lot of trad jazz revivalist acts out there. The LA-based seven-piece California Feetwarmers are one of many...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2019
Camin d'Estèlas
Coriandre consist of five middle-aged men who all possess great dexterity on a variety of instruments – vocalist Yves Masson...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2019
Greatest Jamaican Beat
Two Duke Reid-produced collections have been offset here to create a killer introduction to rocksteady reggae. The first, Greatest Jamaica...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2019
