‘Martha’ is taken from Waits’ 1973 debut album, Closing Time. If you’re a Tom Waits fan, you’ll notice immediately that his voice, by his standards, is…
Folk
18/09/2020: “A Andorinha Da Primavera” by Madredeus
Madredeus could loosely be said to be a Portuguese folk band. They come from a tradition of fado music, which is a distinctive style of…
08/10/2019: “Bamako” by Songhoy Blues
The story behind Songhoy Blues isn’t particularly heartwarming. They were formed because they are exiles from the north of Mali, where a jihadist group took…
04/10/2019: “Cunumicita” by Mala featuring Danitse
As one critic noted, Mala’s contribution to this doesn’t go too far beyond adding some tasteful bass. The original is by Danitse on her own,…