Reviews
L’Ultime Concert
Astor Piazzolla with Manos Hadjidakis and the Orchestre Athénien des Couleurs
Originally released in 1996 (as Bandoneón Sinfónico), this ‘last concert’ album is now appearing, according to the French-only album notes,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Bele, Tradition & Creation
Ocora’s traditional music series is of consistent quality, with landmark contributions from Madagascar, Tanzania and Gabon. The African-centric theme continues,...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Circle Songs
When we think of Pygmy music it is primarily the vocal gymnastics that spring to mind; usually with an organic...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
London’s Calling
The two weeks of sport at the core of the London Olympics seem to have spawned a summer-long fiesta of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Everyday Salama
Manu Chao seems to have become for the 21st century what Bob Marley was to the late 20th century in...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Nó Na Orelha
Since Nó Na Orelha was released in Brazil last year, the São Paulo rapper Criolo has become one of the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Il Soffio dell’Otre
Zampogna, the Italian double-chantered pipe, still livens up secular and religious festivities alike in southern Italy. Traditional musicians and revivalists...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Botyiaki Ntembe
This two-CD package reissues two albums that book-ended the latter part of the veteran Congolese troubadour’s musical career. Antoine Wendo...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Marcha!
This is the third album from the male voice choir from the quartier of La Plaine in Marseille, who go...
Reviewed by Phil Sweeney in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Radio Beirut: Sounds from the 21st Century
There’s an inevitable overlap between Radio Beirut, compiled by the German journalist Dagmar Golle, and last year’s Golden Beirut CD...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
