Reviews
Haunted Bird
Iain Morrison & Daibhidh Martin
Iain Morrison hails from the small village of Back on the Isle of Lewis. Having spent years trying to make...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
The Days That Shaped Me
Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight
Marry Waterson and Oliver Knight are the children of Lal Waterson, so grew up in that great singing family that...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2011
Sabroso Mambo
75-year-old conguero Robin Jones is a Latin music institution – and, indeed, a London one. When not beating the skins...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2011
Courage
Malian kora (harp-lute) player Mamadou Diabate is still only in his mid-30s but has racked up a stack of excellent...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Ndzi Teke Riendzo
Last year Honest Jon's released a well-received compilation titled Shangaan Electro. The album focused on a synthesized style of ancient...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2011
No Me Rompas Las Bolas
The idiomatic expression Juan Carlos Cáceres uses for the title of this album – his third with percussionist Marcelo Russillo...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2011
Supersize
The third CD by the Prince Fatty collective – the name is producer Mike Pelanconi’s nod to King Tubby –...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Apr/May/2011
My Roots
Kenyan singer-songwriter Suzanna Owiyo has her third album released on a Scandinavian label and sponsored by a Norwegian arts foundation....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2011
Worldwize Part 1: North & South
Having started out as a busking duo in the idyllic surfing town of Byron Bay, Australian roots band Blue King...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Still Getting Away With It
Taking the time out from his duo with Irish harper Máire Ni Chathasaigh and their quartet with Arty McGlynn and...
Reviewed by Jon Mitchell in issue: March/2011
