Reviews

Autumn of the World

The Resonant Rogues

A familiar array of mostly acoustic instruments deftly wielded in the service of retro-modern styles make for an exceptionally compelling...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019

Rebujo

Dona Onete

As energised as guaraná, as saucy as a Sid James laugh, as sultry as samba at sunset on a tropical...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019

Voy

Nella

Latin American music inevitably has an East-West thrust, born in the Old World, forged in the New. Venezuelan singer Marianella...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019

Yapunto

Yapunto

Alexandra Charry, from the Colombian city of Cali, fronts a ten-piece collective in her adoptive France, dedicated since 2015 to...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019

Jambú: E Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia

VARIOUS ARTISTS

These are the songs that seduced Dona Onete – the 80-year-old siren of the Amazon – when she was young...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019

Dreamland

Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys

Dreamland, the fourth album by the Prince Edward Island quartet Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys, is a welcome entry...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Cali

Pixvae

As much as I try, I can't get on with Pixvae. Cali is their second album and it very much...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Tim O'Brien Band

Tim O'Brien

Both traditionalists and progressively oriented bluegrass fans will cotton to Tim O'Brien's new album. Featuring a seasoned, stripped down, ready-to-kick-tail...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Ashlar

Còig

Còig are a powerhouse, multiple award-winning quartet from Cape Breton, not to be confused with Northern Ireland's Cúig. They are...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Monroe Bus

Andy Statman

Inspired by a dream in which Bill Monroe, generally acknowledged as the father of bluegrass, lamented a lack of appreciation...

Reviewed in issue July/2019