Reviews
Nation II Nation
Hailing from Ottawa, the Canadian trio A Tribe Called Red have returned with a follow-up to their self-titled 2012 debut....
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: July/2013
Milton Nascimento: Original Album Series
Sensing the way the rapt audience on the live album Amigo (1996) hangs on the singer’s every utterance underlines just...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2013
Mukunguni: New Recordings from Coast Province, Kenya
Mukunguni, a village in the Coast Province of Kenya, next to the Indian Ocean, is home to the Mijikenda tribe....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2013
The Far Side of the Glen
Derek McGinley & Tara Connaghan
From the opening notes of The Far Side of the Glen, if you know anything about Irish fiddle music you’ll...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: July/2013
Classic Celtic Music
Any compilation album with ‘Celtic’ in its title is almost certainly worth avoiding, though there are notable exceptions – Ellipsis...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: July/2013
Dos Amantes
Los Desterrados, meaning ‘the exiles’, formed in 2000 with the aim of bringing ancient Ladino music back to life for...
Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: July/2013
Other Side of the Rock
Singer-songwriter Shane Howard is a quiet legend in Australia. Born of Irish-Catholic heritage and raised in rural Victoria, he’s one...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2013
Live at Ronnie Scott’s, Birmingham
Irakere featuring Chucho Valdés
Remastered at Abbey Road from an analogue recording sourced from the British Library, this live set dates back to 1995,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2013
Wild Tune Stray Rhythm
Song Yuzhe comes from north-east China and he is the composer of this dynamic set of songs and instrumentals. On...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: July/2013
