Reviews
Turrys
Singer Ruth Keggin is a committed campaigner for the Manx language and her debut album Sheear (reviewed in #108), featuring...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2016
Rivers: From the Congo to the Mississippi
A veteran soukous guitarist from the DRC, Siama Matuzungidi played on local hits by the likes of Kanda Bongo Man,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2016
Blue Skies
Longtime band members Josh Shilling (guitar, piano and vocals) and Aaron Ramsey (mandolin, bass, vocals) have invited a few guests...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2016
Narrante
Golfam Khayam & Mona Matbou Riahi
This album was simultaneously released in Iran on Hermes Records and internationally on ECM. Both of these are ‘connoisseur’ labels...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: October/2016
Day to Day
There are some parts of the African diaspora – like the US or Jamaica – that are well-known. But the...
Reviewed by Jake Hulyer in issue: October/2016
I Heard the Voice of a Donut
Screamin’ Miss Jackson & The Slap Ya Mama Big Band
‘I’m just trying to have fun,’ insists the lyric of the penultimate track ‘Old Bones’. Taken as the prime directive...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: October/2016
Raysn: The Music of Jewish Belarus
This New York-based band are exploring the Jewish music of Belarus and its surrounds. The Jewish culture of the region...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2016
Studio One Dub Fire Special
London record label Soul Jazz Records have done an excellent job in ensuring that the vast library of recordings made...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2016
Du og Eg
Ingunn Stræte Lie & Jo Asgeir Lie
By the end of this album you’ll know your reinlenders from your springars, and polkas will be second nature. Here's...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2016
Pa el Agus y el Uli
Orquesta Típica Juan Pablo Navarro
This Argentinian orquesta típica – the classic tango band of ten or so players – is in fact atypical in...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2016
