Reviews
Tropical Discotheque
The heavy Afro-Latin sounds here are courtesy of the ever-reliable Strut Records, who have teamed up with tropical music collective...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2011
The sound of Siami – Leftfield Luk-thung, Jazz & Molam in Thailand 1964-1975
The DJ duo and vinyl collectors Chris Menistand Miles Cleret have been playing theirunique mix of Thai gems from yesteryeararound...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: March/2011
City of Refuge
Though she’s a recent addition to their catalogue, Rounder Records could present banjoist, vocalist, and songwriter Abigail Washburn as an...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2011
Cesaria Evora &…
The 19 duets on this compilation cover almost 20 years, and offer both a wonderful retrospectiveof Cesaria’s career and something...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2011
SÓS
Mercedes Peón is an enormous talent who has taken creative risks with each of her albums, boldly merging the experimental...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2011
Hakili
Mamady Keita is, pretty much, the Ravi Shankar of the djembé. More than any other artist, he has taken the...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: March/2011
Traivellers Joy
The young Scottish singer Emily Smith has garnered some high praise over her last few albums, and with this set...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2011
Ashore
June Tabor was born in Warwickshire, right in the middle of England, where Shakespeare came from. You can’t be more...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2011
Roots Travellers
‘Gypsy’ is a term mistakenly given to Indian migrants who arrived in Constan¬tinople around 1,000 years ago: the locals, having...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2011
