Reviews
Omara & Chucho
Omara Portuondo & Chucho Valdes
A simple and thoroughly effective record, bringing together Cuba's most eminent pianist and one of its redis– covered national-treasure vocalists,...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2011
Sleep With One Eye Open
One wag once described bluegrass music as ‘bebop for the harmonically challenged.’ If there's any truth to this rather snooty...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: July/2011
Lysøen: Hommage a Ole Bull
Nils Økland & Sigbjørn Apeland
Hardanger fiddle and violin player Nils Økland makes music that sounds as if he were spinning fine lace between the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2011
Samaagam
Amjad Ali Khan & the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Samaagam, a Sanskrit word meaning ‘confluence’ or ‘flowing together’, is the title of a new concerto which brings together India's...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2011
Thursday Night in the Caley
Hailing from the Highlands and islands, Blazin’ Fiddles have been stoking the flames since 1998, when they first got together...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011
Last Days of Meaning
Nitin Sawhney is as much a philosopher as he is a composer. This time, his thoughtful and melodic songs are...
Reviewed by Andy King in issue: July/2011
Dub Zealand
Reggae recognises no borders and ever since Bob Marley performed a legendary one-off show in Auckland in 1979, the irie...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2011
Gypsy in a Tree
Sanda Weigl has a strong, warm voice with a touch of grit – just right for the lautari Gypsy songs...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2011
Highlander's Farewell
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
A member of the Celtic supergroup Skyedance, and widely regarded as a Scots fiddle legend, Alasdair Fraser's recent work has...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011
