Reviews
The Rough Guide to the Music of Afghanistan
The music of Afghanistan is something of a cause célèbre for Simon Broughton and here he presents his personal selection...
Reviewed by John Baily in issue: October/2010
Jamaica-Mento 1951-1958
Reggae snobs bristle whenever they hear mento described as “Jamaican calypso”. Admittedly, it’s a lazy way of putting it, but...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: October/2010
Sole Kitchen
Along the highways and byways in and around Portland, Oregon, there are so many microbreweries dispensing fine beers and even...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: October/2010
Emeralds & Greenstone
It’s a long way from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, but Christchurch-based quartet Emeralds & Greenstone are attempting...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2010
Songs of Jezireh
Jezireh, which means ‘island’ in Arabic, is an area of north-east Syria with a distinct identity. It lies on the...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2010
Raices en Viaje: Roots en Route
The Festival del Caribe in Santiago de Cuba in July often gives rise to unexpected en¬counters. 2009 saw a unique...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: October/2010
Tin Can Trust
Arising out of east Los Angeles, Los Lobos first came together to play Mexican corridos (narrative ballads sung in Spanish),...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2010
Tsara Madagasikara
Here is the long awaited return of one of Madagascar's most loved musicians, valiha (bamboo zither) master and multi-instrumentalist Samoela...
Reviewed by Paddy Bush in issue: October/2010
Awal Mara
Having made his first instrument as a boy from a tin can and old bicycle brake cables, the blind Moroccan...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2010
