Reviews
Heart of the Congos
After failing to interest an international label when first released in 1977, Heart of the Congos has long been regarded...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: August/2017
Sonoridade Pólvora
Hailing from Bahia, Brazil, but brought to us by a Swedish record label, the singer-songwriter Ian Lasserre plies determinedly unassuming,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: August/2017
Manushan
Manushan is named after a legendary mountain in Iran near the Caspian Sea where, according to folklore, nomadic Gypsies from...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/2017
Alcance
As flamenco continues to expand its appeal across the globe, one familiar disappointment is to hear foreign guitarists who have...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/2017
The Songs of Edward Capern the Postman Poet
Edward Capern only had four months of schooling. He lived much of his life in the north Devon town of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2017
Mornas ao Piano
The first few bars of Mornas ao Piano can trick you into thinking there's a Cuban record coming your way....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/2017
We are Connected
Traditional Western rock, blues and jazz seamlessly meet the music of the Maghreb in Jan Wouter Oostenrijk's latest and fourth...
Reviewed by Franki Black in issue: August/2017
Introducing… Rubén González
Recorded in two days in Havana in 1996 at the end of the Buena Vista Social Club sessions, the debut...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2017
A Place in Time
Comprising Ryan Couper (guitar, mandolin), Erik Peterson (percussion, vocals), Lewie Peterson (banjo, mandolin) and Jonny Polson (guitar, vocals), the Shetland-based...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: August/2017
