Reviews
InVentus
Whenever a local musical tradition gets transposed away from its roots, it usually takes some time for a new central...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2013
Chameleons of the White Shadow
He might be still in his 20s, but Joseph Tawadros matches precociousness with prolificacy. Chameleons of the White Shadow is...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: June/2013
Won’t You be Cruel to be Kind
The third instalment of the Buffalo Gals’ Won't You… series of albums includes 15 tracks running the Americana gamut, from...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2013
O
This album prompts that age-old question: is simply singing in a foreign language enough to be world music? Or as...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2013
Xana
Having fun seems to be the main driving force behind Terryazoome. Whether this makes for a satisfying musical experience, however,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2013
Caravan of Mugham Melodies
The opening piece on this disc, ‘Mugham Beste – Nigar’, is a song about mugham itself, saying that these Arabic...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2013
The Rough Guide to Cumbia
Not to be confused with World Music Network’s original Rough Guide to Cumbia, this is a completely new compilation of...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
Battleplan
Hardy's fifth album was recorded with her touring band The Midnight Watch: Blazin' Fiddles guitarist Anna Massie; Braebach bassist James...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2013
The Rough Guide to Latin Psychedelia
Just as the rhetoric and posturing of the late 60s and early 70s counter-culture resonated across the planet, so too...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: June/2013
