Reviews
Kings of the South Seas
Bored on tour, singer and concertina player Ben Nicholls idly picked up a book called The Missionary Trail. He grew...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Desde Carlos Gardel: Cancionero Porteño
Diego Flores & William Sabatier
It takes a brave soul, as well as considerable vocal talent, to tackle the songs of Carlos Gardel. The recordings...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Iran: Music of the Qajar Era
Infamous for their ineptitude, extravagance, despotism and venality, among other things, the Qajar dynasty is seldom praised when reflecting...
Reviewed by Joobin Bekhrad in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Rima
Ever since the arrival of her genre-bending 90s band The Moahunters, veteran Maori songstress Moana Maniapoto has been one of...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Coimbra: Fado
This meticulously recorded disc aims to push the boundaries of Coimbra fado in the same way many have already done...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Native North America Vol 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock and Country 1966-1985
The lack of respect or choice given to the original inhabitants of the US would have crushed lesser peoples....
Reviewed by James Lascelles in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Bamako Today
The BKO Quintet consist of four Malians and one French musician; they play traditional Malian music with a modern twist....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Blue Tsapiky
Claude Teta is a guitarist and vocalist from Madagascar and here he is joined by a singer called Kirasoa, who...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Visions
A Harvard student of Latin American studies and ethnomusicology, Kavita Shah has released an album on which the influence of...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
