The Imagined Village: Empire and Love | CD review

(ECC/Proper)When they first appeared at Womad, back in the summer of 2007, the Imagined Village sounded well-intentioned but in need of serious rehearsal. The idea was intriguing - to rework folk songs with global influences and electronica to reflect multicultural Britain - but their blend of programmed beats, Asian musicians and folk stars sounded like work in progress. Two years on they are a band transformed, as shown by the powerful opening track, My Son John. It's a song about wounded sold...

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