Noir and ‘beach’: two of the great clichés of cultural revisionism. The chamamé rhythms of Chango Spasiuk, Carlos Puebla’s song...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2013
Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird
American-born, Berlin-based Daniel Kahn is one of the most interesting arrivals on the klezmer scene in the last few years....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2013
The three brothers Samir, Wissam and Adnan who make up Le Trio Joubran are undoubtedly the crown princes of the...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2013
Stefano Saletti & Piccola Banda Ikona
In the wake of the Arab Spring, multi¬instrumentalist Stefano Saletti and his acoustic ensemble have interpreted songs telling of centuries...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Apr/May/2013
Like banjo maestro Bela Fleck, Japanese-Hawaiian ukulele whiz Jake Shimabukuro has been obsessed with expanding the repertoire and reputation of...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2013
These fascinating Old World Tango collections explore various European and Oriental incarnations of the Argentinian form that spread outwards from...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2013
There’s a fine line between music that’s tight and that which is so polished it has lost its soul. For...
Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: Apr/May/2013
When the definitive history of Irish folk music comes to be written, The Dubliners will loom large and long in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Apr/May/2013
Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young
Eliza Carthy, Bella Hardy, Lucy Farrell and Kate Young: four women renowned for their singing and Fiddle playing and for...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2013
Roberts'previous album, Too long in This Condition, focused on the ancient, traditional wing of the folk repertoire, and proved to...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013
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