Reviews
Al Andalus
This is a strange and frustrating disc. It’s a digital remastering of an analogue recording first issued more than 30...
Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: July/2010
The Afrosound of Colombia Volume 1
Kicking off with a funky, yelping dance track that makes you wonder whether James Brown actually spent the 60s and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2010
Trans-Continental Hustle
Everyone's favourite Gypsy punk outfit is back with their fifth album and yes, it's another big musical mash-up of klezmer,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2010
Imam Baildi
This is a great album, with a great idea behind it: take recordings of Greek popular songs of the 40s...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2010
Dancylvania
The Baghdaddies are nothing if not eclectic. This Geordie five-piece with Mesopotamian overtones and a Balkan brass bedrock have weaved...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2010
Get Out While You Can
Aside from the singing phenomenon Gurrumul, Australia’s hottest indigenous musician these days is Dan Sultan. With an Irish father and...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2010
Summer Hill
The acclaimed young singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjo player from Coleraine in Co. Derry has established his reputation with accordionist Shona...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: July/2010
Leva-me aos Fados
Even if you missed Ana Moura's first three albums, this disc is an excellent introduction to her art and her...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: July/2010
Life as a Song: Sephardic Songs from the Balkans at the end of the 19th Century
Shira u'tfila's previous release swept you away with its heady mix of sacred and profane. On their new CD, they...
Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: July/2010
Sleepless Nights
Sleepless Nights is a palatable musical aperitif for those uninitiated into Indian classical music, as well as being pleasant drive¬time...
Reviewed by Kulbir Natt in issue: July/2010
