Reviews
Outstanding
Outstanding was recorded by a Montréal-based group of Canadian and Cuban musicians, Timba MM (pronounced ‘timba emmay emmay’). The accompanying...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Folk for Little Folk Vol 1
Although listed as ‘for little folk,’ Canadian fiddler Gordie ‘Crazylegs’ MacKeeman's new album has plenty to offer adults who appreciate...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Temple of the New Sun
This is a collection of songs originally released on cassette in the 80s; it's intriguing trying to imagine what the...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Palabras Urgentes
At 77 years old, Baca has never sounded better; her voice has lost none of its dynamism and the careful...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
The High Note Mento Collection
Mento was the first Jamaican popular music, a mix of calypso and local rhythms that won popularity across the island...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Almas Conectadas
This is Quantic's second full-length release with Colombian singer Nidia Góngora (although they have been working together for over ten...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Contracorriente
Contracorriente, the third album from El Balcón, is alive with the unique vibrancy and musical playfulness of son jarocho, traditional...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Adeline
John Showman, Chris Coole, Adrian Gross, Sam Allison, Mark Kilianski
Last March, a quintet of old-timey/bluegrass/Americana string specialists gathered at a cottage on the shores of Beaver Lake in the...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Bad for Business
Welcome to the Nashville living room of Adrian and Meredith Krygowski, where they and a few friends have worked on...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Path of Seven Colors
Listening to this groundbreaking album on the day the news reveals that Haiti’s president has been assassinated by a group...
Reviewed in issue October/2021
