Reviews
El Rebusque
Mama Julia y los Sonidos Ambulantes
Since La Mojarra Eléctrica disappeared on indefinite hiatus, the world has been calling out for a new group to combine...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2015
Jenny Does Burn
Jenny Does Burn is the accomplished and moody debut album from Edinburgh-based Mairi Orr. Heavily influenced by American folk traditions...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2015
Jamaica is the Place to Go
This two-CD set follows 2013's Mento, Not Calypso! by further exploring the 1950s mento scene. Often overshadowed by Trinidad's golden...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: October/2015
Surfing Times
Odd to think that a nation as staid and wealthy as Norway could produce a band as raucous as Los...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2015
Skorsa: The Riddle of the Earth
Limpid and lyrical, Susan Grace Bates’ debut album features sympathetic and understated arrangements set around her mastery of the clarsach,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2015
Dallëndyshe
Swiss-Albanian singer Duni, accompanied by a trio of bass, drums and piano led by her long-term collaborator Colin Vallon, here...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2015
Retratos Cinéticos
The appeal of the OrBlua trio rests mainly in their rawness. Retratos Cinéticos sounds like its recordings were merely an...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2015
Nomad Songs
For his 21st ECM album, Stephan Micus employs no fewer than nine instruments from different cultures, but focuses principally on...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: October/2015
