Reviews
Studies in Bossa
Following on from assorted Azymuth-related releases over the last few years, Far Out keep it in the family with this...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2011
Kwenge
Kareyce Fotso is an African renaissance woman. A bio–chemistry graduate with a diploma in broadcasting and photography, the Cameroonian singer...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Grand Isle
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
America is a many textured land. Below the stars and stripes lies a kaleidoscope of cultures. One of the more...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Love Bollywood
There are 33 songs here, all wrapped up in a lipstick-red case, and all but two of them were recorded...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Preço de Cada Um
A collector’s dream, with a copyright so obscure Mr Bongo Iitself couldn’t track it down, Prego de Cada Um was...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2011
The Karindula Sessions: Tradi-Modern Sounds From Southeast Congo
A giant banjo, made out of an oil barrel, a goat skin, four strings and an empty bag of powdered...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2011
You Etched Your Face in Mine
There seems to be a bit of a boom in the Hungarian folk scene right now, with some interesting new...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Tiganeasca
French Gypsy band Les Yeux Noirs take their name from a Django Reinhardt tune. They formed around fiddlers and singers...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2011
Tango Roto Live
Johanna Juhola has earned herself a reputation as one of the finest Finnish accordionists to emerge in recent years: a...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2011
