Reviews
Black Horses
The Midnight Fairground is the magical conceptual world of singer, Mae Karthauser. Hailing from the sleepy banks of the Dart...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2012
Wona Baba Maraire
Tendai ‘Baba’ Maraire is a man of credentials. As half of Shabazz Palaces, he is a Seattle hip-hopper signed to...
Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: Apr/May/2012
Goro le Goro
It's little wonder that the phenomenon of Bulgarian folk-based choirs, with their stirring, romantic and otherworldly sound, have captured imaginations...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Origins
The debut album from Treacherous Orchestra is a blistering, swaggering and infectious affair. Consisting predominantly of pipes, fiddle, guitar, bass...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Apr/May/2012
The Rough Guide to Morocco
There are two approaches to compiling these kind of one-hour musical guides. You can opt for the historical overview. Or...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012
Live at Town Hall
For my money The Klezmatics have been the most important band on the klezmer scene over the past 25 years....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Dub Me Tender Vols 1 & 2
The dub remix is a tricky thing to pull off. If you're trying to replicate the soupy yet cavernous sound...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2012
Rio de Janeiro
If too much sun leads to a prematurely furrowed brow, no-one's told Joyce: it's difficult to think of another sexagenarian...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2012
The Alaev Family & Tamir Muskat
The Alaev Family are something of a discovery. Originally from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, this Central Asian Jewish family...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Stepping It Out Again!
Taken from recordings made by song collector and field-recorder John Howson between 1975 and 2000, this set of 24 songs...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2012
