Reviews
Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane
Oh what a gem this package is, containing a 47-minute DVD of a documentary shot in rural Louisiana in the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Africa Express Presents… The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians & Guests
The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians & Guests
The brief summer tour of European festivals that reunited an orchestra of Syrian musicians scattered by civil war and put...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
The Ultimate Guide to English Folk
We’re not short of compilations of British folk music, but this comes with a difference. Its compiler is Jon Boden,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Aqui
This is Carla Pires’ third solo album, though she has notched up many other achievements in a career that stretches...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: December/2016
Kenya Special Vol 2
The first volume in Soundway's Kenya Special series was released in 2013 and gave us a generous 32 tracks of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2016
Overflow
Edwin Sanz spent years playing congas with European-based salsa ambassadors Mercadonegro and then had a spell in Rodrigo y Gabriela's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2016
Achai
Although throat singing exists in many parts of the world (there's even a throat singing tradition among the Thembu Xhosa...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: December/2016
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Biguine: The Anthology of Traditional Antillean Music (1930-1954)
This fourth volume of Franco-Caribbean roots and jazz music from excellent archivists Frémeaux excavates a wealth of biguine music, produced...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: December/2016
