Reviews
In Good Company
Within the first couple of minutes of listening to the first track on In Good Company, bluegrass aficionados and banjo...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2012
Reflections of Palestine
One of the good news stories to come out of the despair of the first Intifada was how music guided...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2012
Koima
The West first heard the guitarist and singer Sidi Touré, from Gao in northern Mali, in 1996 when Stern’s released...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2012
Didj Heart
Whitefella Aussie bushman Charlie McMahon is of Irish heritage, but he’s been experimenting with the traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo since 1956....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2012
New Queens of Fado
There are plenty of fado compilations out there, and this one doesn’t do much to distinguish itself. The title naturally...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2012
Biyedi
With a griot ancestry and over 30 years of records to his name, Kerfala Kanté deserves his high regard in...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2012
The No Testament
Sam Carter released his debut album, Keepsakes, three years ago, demonstrating an advanced guitar -picking skill honed from the mentorship...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2012
Beginner’s Guide to Bossa Nova
In a compilation market saturated to cholesterol strength, Nascente are usually a healthy alternative, compiled by people who know their...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2012
Lady On The Green
Rafe Stefanini was born in Italy and, like the Italian film director Sergio Leone, fell in love with the US...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2012
