Reviews
Music of the Travellers
This well-executed album is something of an oddity, having been produced by a quartet of musicians who all play in...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2018
Charlie Gillett's Radio Picks: Honky Tonk Vol 2
Long before Charlie Gillett became a world music DJ (and guru) he was something of a seer for what's now...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2015
Rhythm Revolution
This album of raw, garage-tinged 1970s Afro-funk comes with the most extraordinary back story. Born Jean Maurille Ogoudjobi in 1939...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2022
Entre l’Érable et le Cocotier
Although born in Montréal, singer and multi-instrumentalist Pascale LeBlanc grew up in Haiti, her mother’s homeland. Her songs reflect much...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: January/February/2023
From Ocean’s Floor
Linda Buckley is one of the most eclectic, least categorisable composers Ireland has produced in recent years. As likely to...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2020
France, Gascony: The Bagpipes of the Moorlands
The Gascony moorlands, a region of flat, isolated, humid grassland stretching from Bordeaux down to the start of the Basque...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: October/2018
Fern Girl & Ice Man
What we have here are two collections of old and familiar song forms. But they are reconstituted with observant, contemporary...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2016
Fado: The Great Anthology
If you’re new to fado, then this is an excellent place to start, but even if you’re already a dedicated...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: Apr/May/2015
Calypso – Back To Mi Home
King Selewa & his Calypsonians
Togo-born King Selewa has been a frequent fixture at European music venues over the last ten years and more. He...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: March/2010
