Reviews
Cille Bhrìde (Kilbride)
Cille Bhride builds on the huge success of Kathleen Maclnnes’ Ò g-Mhadainn Shamhraidh, and whilst the album doesn’t fully reach...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Solonaïves/Sculptures with GAD
Solo Razafindrakoto (aka Solorazaf) is a guitarist from Madagascar. This album confirms that he is an absolute master. The first...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Político
The Mexican Institute of Sound certainly know how to have a knees-up – in the pot of musical treats is...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Te More
Whirimako Black & Richard Nunns
It’s hard to think of two people more central to the recent resurgence of traditional Maori music than Whirimako Black...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
The Rough Guide to Salsa
This selection by Pablo Yglesias (aka DJ Bongohead) has been tested on the dance floor and is aimed at the...
Reviewed by Daniela Rosselson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
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Kate Rusby joined her parents’ ceilidh band while she was still a child so was a seasoned performer when her...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Agua del Sol
It’s easy to forget Hijos de Agüeybaná are from Puerto Rico. Their sound recalls the percussive rhythms and call-and-response patterns...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Diversions Vol 3: Songs from the Shipyards
In a remarkably prolific year for The Unthanks, this album follows hard on the heels of their mighty collaboration with...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
LIVE – Olympiahalle München
LaBrassBanda hail from Bavaria, and this homecoming concert found them playing to 12,000 fans. You read that correctly: not 1,200...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Aavartan – Dawn to Dusk
Kala Ramnath is both a traditionalist and an experimentalist in the Indian classical tradition. She is also quite simply one...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
