Reviews
Mazembe Mazembe @ 45rpm Vol 1
Orchestra Super Mazembe may be one of the most influential bands in African music. They were one of the first...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2013
Up Like the Clouds
There’s a fast-approaching critical mass of bluegrass/ old-time bands in the 21st century, and With it an increase in self-production....
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: July/2013
Spellbound
It might be an act of contrariness for one of the world’s leading percussionists to devote an album to the...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: July/2013
Nation II Nation
Hailing from Ottawa, the Canadian trio A Tribe Called Red have returned with a follow-up to their self-titled 2012 debut....
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: July/2013
Milton Nascimento: Original Album Series
Sensing the way the rapt audience on the live album Amigo (1996) hangs on the singer’s every utterance underlines just...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2013
Mukunguni: New Recordings from Coast Province, Kenya
Mukunguni, a village in the Coast Province of Kenya, next to the Indian Ocean, is home to the Mijikenda tribe....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2013
The Far Side of the Glen
Derek McGinley & Tara Connaghan
From the opening notes of The Far Side of the Glen, if you know anything about Irish fiddle music you’ll...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: July/2013
Classic Celtic Music
Any compilation album with ‘Celtic’ in its title is almost certainly worth avoiding, though there are notable exceptions – Ellipsis...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: July/2013
Dos Amantes
Los Desterrados, meaning ‘the exiles’, formed in 2000 with the aim of bringing ancient Ladino music back to life for...
Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: July/2013
