Reviews
Consciente y Positiva
If there was ever an artistwho encompassed the whole global reach of cumbia music, Paco Mendoza would be it. Born...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2011
Nubes de Papel
Nubes de Papel (Clouds of Paper) is the second disc from Spanish singer and guitarist DePedro, also known as Jairo...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2011
Mi Corazón
Jazz woodwind, accordion and trickling percussion are the backdrop that Austrian singer Katja Cruz (real name Katja Krusche) chooses to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2011
Some Strange Country
Crooked Still, the most exciting bluegrass bandcurrently on the American scene, are a groupof five who met at the music...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: March/2011
The Crown Prince of Reggae: Singles (1972-1985)
The much-loved Dennis Brown (1957– 1999) was the outstanding solo reggae singer of his generation, his only rival being the...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: March/2011
Mali Denhou
With both Ali Farka Touré and Lobi Traoré gone, Boubacar Traore must now be Mali’s pre-eminent bluesman. Approaching 70, his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
Slow Music
On this album of gentle dinner jazz crooning, Joyce gathers together a selection of session musician stalwarts who include many...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2011
Gypsy Killer
This strangely named disc draws on the repertoire of the great Romanian singer Maria Tanase (1913-1963), who is held in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2011
Cervantine
As album openers go, ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ is an epic one. It takes that Central European village-band call-and-response...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: March/2011
Mysterious Duality – Just Me
Jayanthi Kumaresh is one of India’s leading performers of the veena, an ancient lute which produces a rich and deeply...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2011
