Reviews
Alma Latina
While not exactly a high-profile name in European world music circles, guitarist Julio Montoro has a fair old pedigree –...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2015
Aman! Sefarad…
Sephardic music – the songs of Spanish Jews exiled in 1492 – has been popular in the early music scene...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2015
When the Day is on the Turn
Formed in December 2013, Edinburgh-based, Irish-Hungarian outfit Dallahan arrived on Scotland's live circuit with all cylinders firing. This is their...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Apr/May/2015
Dumiyah
The sensuous allure of Basya Schechter's voice, along with the exotic arrangements and performance style she brings to the group...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2015
The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco
The vintage Bollywood soundtrack era is more often presented in the context of funk than disco, but there's no argument...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2015
Astrakan Project B
The follow-up album to the pair's Astrakan Project features more bracing Breton gloominess by this talented couple. The disc is...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: March/2015
Something to Someone
Run Boy Run is an Americana group from Tucson, Arizona, whose profile was immeasurably enhanced by appearances at the 2009...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2015
Gon’ Boogaloo
Australian bluesman CW Stoneking's last album, Jungle Blues, made the international scene sit up and take notice. The mix of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: March/2015
90 Degrees of Shade
This double CD celebrating music found across the Caribbean region is a delight from start to finish. As the excellent...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2015
