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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Marinah: El Baile de las Horas review " 'Commercial world pop' by Robin Denselow

(Montuna)Her self-composed songs put an emphasis on breezy good-time balladsThe artist formerly known as Marina "La Canillas" Abad is back, with a shorter name and a new musical direction. A…

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Simón Diaz obituary by Robin Denselow

Venezuelan singer, comedian and TV host who revived musica llanera " the music of the plainsSimón Diaz, who has died aged 85, was a national hero in Venezuela. He was a singer and compose…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:51AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Cabaret gets even more decadent: from the archive, 15 January 1981 by Robin Denselow

With people queuing around the block to see his new show, the multi-talented Richard Strange speaks to Robin DenselowThe term, said Richard Strange, is neo-survivalism, "and that means keepi…

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Buika " review by Robin Denselow

Barbican, LondonNo one can deny the Spanish singer's smoky brilliance " but tonight's performance was by turns mesmerising and messyBorn in Spain to West African parents, Concha Buika starte…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The Furnace " review by Robin Denselow

Cecil Sharp House, LondonWhat hope is there for that most lampooned of traditional styles, morris dancing? The Furnace is a project that sets out to give it a makeover by matching young, sli…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PM[SHARE]
Friday, July 20, 2012

Desdemona " review by Robin Denselow

Barbican, LondonThis is Shakespeare reimagined from the viewpoint of one of his great tragic heroines, but now with an audaciously new setting, the afterworld, and an African perspectiv…

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Peatbog Faeries: Dust " review by Robin Denselow

(Peatbog) Peatbog Faeries provide another reminder of the strength and variety of the Scottish music scene. They are based in the Isle of Skye, just over the water from North Uist, the inspi…

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Ojos de Brujo: Corriente Vital " review by Robin Denselow

(Warner Music)The exhilarating Ojos de Brujo seem to have become bored. Two years ago, they released the outstanding Aocaná, and then proved that their fusion of flamenco, hip-hop, Indian…

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Kit Holmes: Driving into the Blue " review by Robin Denselow

(Silent Pocket) Kit Holmes is that welcome curiosity, a young composer and singer-songwriter with all the makings of a new British guitar heroine and a style that skips cheerfully across bou…

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