Reviews
Ar De Nha Terra
A veteran singer-songwriter old enough to remember independence from Portugal, Paris-based Cape Verdean Jorge Humberto has a reputation as a...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2010
Gamelan of Central Java XII: Pangkur One
‘Pangkur’ is the keystone of the repertoire of central Javanese gamelan, a tune that anyone acquainted with the music is...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: July/2010
Trust the Sea to Guide Me
A well-crafted third solo recording from Lewis-born singer and multi – instrumentalist Iain Morrison, this album demonstrates his gift for...
Reviewed by Debbie Koritsas in issue: July/2010
Utopia
This is the Russian band Markscheider Kunst’s fifth album and for my money their least satisfying. Which is ironic considering...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2010
Chants Berbères de Kabylie
In the middle part of the 20th century, pioneering poets, writers and singers rediscovered micro¬cosms of traditional culture that had...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: July/2010
East Atlanta Passover Stomp
Fourth Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra
How can anyone not be intrigued by an album that begins with a track titled ‘Greater Lagos Wednesday Night Talmud...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2010
Someone’s got to Pay
Anyone who’s seen this four-piece country band live will have been impressed by the way they manage to make serious...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2010
Banda Dois
Having quit formal politics and swapped President Lula and Brasilia for a return to the international circuit, Gil presents us...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: July/2010
Greatest Hits
This is a compilation to embrace, a beautifully varied album of relatively unknown material by veteran Cuban singer Omara Portuondo....
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: July/2010
