Reviews
A Tribute to Lead Belly
The songs of Lead Belly were first popularised in Britain during the skiffle era of the mid-50s, when Lonnie Donegan...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2015
Color de Trópico Vol 3
Another varied collection from 1960s and 70s Venezuela courtesy of the duo El Drágon Criollo and his partner El Palmas,...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2022
Legado de Carlos Paredes ao Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
If you are familiar with Portuguese guitar, you should have by now come across the names of Artur and Carlos...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023
Do You Love
Otava Yo are a slightly eccentric Russian folk band from St Petersburg who like to play with the traditions and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2019
Dhrupad & Khyal
The veena is one of the oldest Indian musical instruments of the lute family, probably dating back to the first...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2010
A World of Hope
This double album brings together tracks donated in support of the charity Postcards for Peace – an international organisation that...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2017
Groupe Folklorique Martiniquais
Singer-songwriter Loulou Boislaville led the Groupe Folklorique Martiniquais from 1966 to 1981, building on the multi-genre ensemble’s already substantial success...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Original Album Series
Concha Buika has added a compelling vision and an original voice to the Spanish music scene over the past ten...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Fluid Piano
It certainly sounds like a piano. But not as you know it. Against a drone of tambura, pianist Utsav Lal...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2016
African Fabrics
Daniel Haaksman isn’t a novice when it comes to adding a dancehall sensibility to traditional styles. He has previously worked...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: May/2016
