Reviews
Auprès du Poêle
The second album from the spirited Prince Edward Island-based acoustic power trio Ten Strings And A Goat Skin sees them...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2016
Afghan Rubab with Songbirds
Rahim Khushnawaz (c1947-2011) was one of the great rubab players of Afghanistan. But he comes from Herat rather than Kabul,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2016
The Rough Guide to Peru Rare Groove
Those who come to this cheerful, varied collection of rare, overlooked or forgotten gems from various vaults with expectations of...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2016
Quiero Creedence
The unlikely inspiration for this exuberant Latino tribute to the songs John Fogarty wrote for his band Creedence Clearwater Revival...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2016
The Angel's Share
The angels surely look down kindly on mellifluous fiddle and guitar parts, and on mournful tunes pulled up by the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2016
Spanglish
Not to be confused with the rockabilly outfit from Antwerp, this particular raucous colony of Baboons has been a fixture...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2016
Jardins Migrateurs
Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko
Ablaye Cissoko is a kora-playing Senegalese griot who has been invited to accompany the celebrated Montréal-based Iranian trio Constantinople. Kiya...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2016
Daou Don Dãns
Visitors to Brittany are almost certain to encounter a bagad, the bagpipe, drum and bombarde(shawm) bands through which, since the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2016
Heavenless
Vin Gordon is a true legend of the Jamaican music scene. As a stalwart trombonist he has featured on albums...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2016
Legend of Funaná
Due to its rural origin, funaná was forbidden for years in Cape Verde – most notably in Santiago, where it...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2016
