Reviews
The Manganiyar Seduction
The Manganiyar Seduction has been an extraordinary international theatrical success. It's a visually striking piece by Indian theatre director Roysten...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Tango
You may well be apprehensive about hearing this. Israeli singer Yasmin Levy has a dramatic style that really suits the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Live in Calstock
Could it be that such a thing as a Devonshire sound is appearing in English folk music? This first live...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Between the Shadow and the Soul
Violinist Anna Phoebe is a rock and commercial music veteran best known as a member of progressive rock outfit Trans-Siberian...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Welcome Marhaba
Soldiering on, decades after the demise of role models Carte de Sejour (Rachid Taha's old band), Zen Zila is perhaps...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Highland Strands
Highland Strands is a rare beast; an atmospheric recording that captures something of the spirit of the very best pub...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Puerta del Sur
American salsa this good traditionally hails from New York, courtesy of the Fania label. But Bio Ritmo's 11th album to...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Lily-O
With his assured fiddle, guitar, banjo and voice, this native of Brattleboro, Vermont has a firm enough grasp of American...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako
What a joy it must have been to see and hear Les Ambassadeurs in the mid-70s, playing in the motel...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
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Őszi Vázlatok (Live)
The Hungarian group Tárkány Müvek, led by cimbalom player Bálint Tárkány-Kovács have been going about five years, playing inventive folk-meets-jazz...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
