Reviews
Carta de Amor
This recording captures the celebrated Brazilian singer live in a concert in Rio de Janeiro in 2013 in front of...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2014
Gather the Good
Potently blending Irish traditional music, bluegrass and old-time Americana, We Banjo 3's 2012 debut Roots of the Banjo Tree saw...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2014
Castellum Honesti
Castellum Honesti was originally recorded in Dublin and released in 1989. The fact that a band from Galicia should end...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2014
Maghreb Lyon
The role of Paris and Marseille in the production of North African music in France is well documented: less so...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2014
Front Line: Sounds of Reality
Despite lasting less than two years, Virgin Records’ Front Line label produced some of the finest roots reggae of the...
Reviewed by Clyde Mcfarlane in issue: October/2014
Acoustic Classics
This may sport one of the least inspiring pieces of cover art you’re ever likely to have seen, but the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2014
Faran
Faran is an Israeli instrumental group playing their own compositions on traditional Middle Eastern instruments, including oud (lute), kamancheh (spike...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2014
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Hevra (Together)
After the controversy stirred by her debut, Ke‡e Kurdan, in 2004, the title of this album might refer to a...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: October/2014
Changeling
Rachel Newton is nothing if not busy – a member of The Shee, the Emily Portman Trio, the Furrow Collective...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2014
Rough Guide to the Music of the Sahara
The rich river of talent flowing from beneath the sands of West Africa has rather hijacked our perception of music...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2014
