Reviews
Magia Negra: The Beginning
For her latest offering, the octogenarian diva and former Buena Vista Social Club singer has revisited the first LP she...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Apr/May/2015
Wood, Wire & Words
A mere four decades after his last album of original songs was released (1974's Fields of November), Norman Blake gives...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2015
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Salsa
Whether or not the odd trippy fuzz guitar, some intergalactic electronic keyboards and a dash of echo really qualifies as...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Apr/May/2015
Gagok Lyrical Songs
Kim Wol-ha died 20 years ago. She was one of the last musicians who had trained in the most prestigious...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: Apr/May/2015
The Art of the Daegeum Sanjo
The latest of Inédit's series of Korean sanjo releases is for daegeum, a horizontal bamboo flute with a resonator and...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: Apr/May/2015
Fado: The Great Anthology
If you’re new to fado, then this is an excellent place to start, but even if you’re already a dedicated...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: Apr/May/2015
Inn of Love
There seems to be a growing fashion for young female singers of Turkish origin to be accompanied by European jazz...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Apr/May/2015
Traditional Songs from Rottingdean
‘Month of May’, ‘Birds in the Spring’, ‘Lark in the Morning’, ‘Hard Times of Old England’, ‘Spencer the Rover’ and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2015
Bandázom
Ágnes Herczku is one of Hungary's best folk vocalists and has become even better-known since she's been a judge and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2015
Camino de Fuego
Antonio Moreno and his band have been working under the radar in the Spanish underground for almost two decades since...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2015
