Reviews
Nēvēnek: Ground Music from Torba Province, Vanuatu
Previously known as the New Hebrides, Vanuatu is an archipelago of 82 volcanic islands, located in the Western Pacific's Coral...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Che Guava’s Rickshaw Diaries
Lokki Terra have gone from strength to strength since their first gig in 2006 at a concert titled From Bangla-beat...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
14 Cheerful Pieces
This is another diamond among the numerous recently issued recordings of Persian classical music. The line-up is quite unusual: the...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: March/2011
Don’t Ask Silly Questions
Don’t Ask Silly Questions is a remarkable compilation of popular Yiddish songs that were heard in London's East End in...
Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: April/2018
Peru: Music of the Awajún and Wampis Amazonia, Cenepa Valley
Assessing an album of 36 brief pieces of music from small Amazonian settlements in Peru is a challenging task. The...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: June/2010
Harley Kimbro Lewis
Collectively, Martin Harley, Daniel Kimbro and Sam Lewis draw upon low country and backwoods blues, Appalachian folk balladry, cosmopolitan R&B...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2022
Against All Tides
Lyrically engaging, harmonically alluring and instrumentally honed to a crystalline sharpness, Harpeth Rising ascend to the upper echelon of the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2018
InVentus
Whenever a local musical tradition gets transposed away from its roots, it usually takes some time for a new central...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2013
