Reviews
Big Blue Desert
It is a measure of Mehdi Haddab's intensity and generosity that the oud player conjures an imaginary galaxy in the...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Divé Husy (Wild Geese)
Singer and violinist Jitka Šuranská is a rising star of the Czech music scene, drawing inspiration from the traditional music...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Navega!
From Marseille, singer Tatou and crew have continued leaping across to the US, bringing the Occitan language to new audiences....
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
El Changüí Majadero
Changüí music hails from the recently hurricane-ravaged area of Baracoa in Cuba's easterly Guantanamo province: it is a graceful, Caribbean-soaked...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Dedication to Sylvia Rexach
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Sylvia Rexach was the face of her island's first all-female combo, Las Damiselas, back in the 1950s....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
“I Will Not Stop Singing”
As the title states, these Malawian inmates will not stop singing – at least until the 30 minutes of this...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Spain Forever
This is the latest in a very occasional series of duo albums by the Dominican pianist Michel Camilo and Andalusian...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Coda: A Concluding Event
The male a capella trio bring their close-harmonies and politically engaged and socially conscious music-making to a close with Coda....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Songs of Struggle & Hope
The veteran Mexican singer-guitarist Lira graduated from fieldwork to songwriting in 1965, championing Chicano equality via theatre and music, while...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
