Reviews
Cool
For most artists, the obligatory Tin Pan Alley standards album usually coincides with their qualification for a free bus pass....
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Gaita na Fábrica: Sounds from the Squeezebox Factory
The fábrica – as in factory – of the title refers to a physical space in Porto Alegre where Borghetti...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Farewell to the Homeland: Poyln
Behind this album is the story of the Frand family who travelled from Dubiecko, Poland to the US in the...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
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
