The series we’d hoped would run forever is over. Charlie Gillett's annual double-disc survey of his favourite sounds from the...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: October/2010
Just how much juice is there left to squeeze from the salsa market? Tons, if the recent assembly line of...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2010
Harp, bass, drum – doesn’t sound much of an energy-hogging power trio. But Solus 3 manage to generate plenty of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2010
Now here’s a turn up for the books. The indefatigable Tumi Records of Bath has stumbled across a compilation containing...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2010
A subtle sifting through the Kalthoum songbook. Raised in Tunisia but now living in Brussels, Ghalia Benali has explored many...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: October/2010
This extensive collection of Scottish fiddle, pipe, harp music and song starts with the unmistakable story-telling skill of modern bard...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
Youssou N’Dour is Africa’s biggest star and the mbalax sound he helped shape remains Senegal’s musical heartbeat 30 years after...
Reviewed by Katharina Lobeck Kane in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
In a north-western corner of Italy, inland from Sanremo and not far from the French border, a cascade of fortified...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
It’s extremely hard to get past the fact that this multi– instrumentalist bluegrass super-talent from Texas is only 19 years...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
The first thing that will strike most listeners as strange about the latest offering from Grupo Fantasma is to see...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
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