Reviews
The D-Vine Spirituals Story Vol 3
‘Gimme that old-time religion…’ The latest 14-track batch of old-time gospel recordings for the Memphis-based D-Vine Spirituals label underlines how...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
Lost in Tajikistan
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
These tracks were recorded in 2008 after English musician Lu Edmonds began recording musicians in a makeshift studio in the...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: October/2023
Diré
This is the third album from a highly respected musician from Mali. His two earlier solo albums were produced by...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023
João
Bebel Gilberto's childhood was seemingly orchestrated by her illustrious father's “playing and playing and playing.” Because she was always her...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
One Drop of Kindness
Yungchen Lhamo has been in exile from Tibet since 1989 and One Drop of Kindness, her seventh release, continues her...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: October/2023
You’re the One
With You’re the One, Giddens is clearly hoping to broaden her appeal beyond the folk/roots/Americana stockade and her fan club...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick 1958-1971
Alongside Alan Lomax and William Ferris, Robert ‘Mack’ McCormick fits into the tradition of white American enthusiasts of African-American roots...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2023
Piconema: East African Hits on the Colombian Coast
The title of this delicious compilation derives from the picós, the Afro-Colombian sound systems analogous to their Jamaican counterparts and...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
Echoes of the South
The original five Blind Boys long ago went to meet their maker, which is unsurprising given that they first raised...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
