Reviews
Cantigas do Camiño
The year 2010, when the Feast of St James falls on a Sunday, is a special one for Santiago de...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Djitoumou
The name might be unfamiliar to you, but Mali’s Idrissa Soumaoro has an impressive musical pedigree, having performed with Ali...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Egyéb Veszély – Danger Sign
The opening track of this CD will need some explanation. There’s a snatch of the Monty Python theme tune on...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Peru: Folklore and Mythology
There is something quite bizarre about the presentation of these field recordings, made in Lima, Puno, Cuzco, Ay a cucho...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon
Is there something about the sometimes torpid climate of the north-western US that informs the approach of some of the...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Djekpa La You
An exceptional live performer and a brilliant songwriter, it’s not hard to see why Ivorian Dobet Gnahoré was chosen to...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Indigenous Matter: Music from Africa & the Americas
Musician-producer, Chris Warwick took advantage of his travels around the Americas and West Africa in the 80s, to record music...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Meråkerklarinetten: Traditional Norwegian Clarinet Tunes from Trøndelag
Bjørn Aksdal and Geir Egil Larsen
Norwegian fiddles have taken up a fair few column inches recently, with so many excellent young fiddlers releasing some fine...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Leave Your Sleep
The former 10,000 Maniacs singer signed to Nonesuch last year, and her first album in seven years is an ambitious,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Rough Guide to Salsa Divas
Asked to name 15 Latin divas, most people will stop at Celia Cruz. The album opens with a classic, and...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
