Reviews
Nun te Vutà
Nun te Vutà (Don’t Turn Back) is the fourth recording by a brilliant outfit of north-eastern US residents, four of...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
El Saxofón Humano
Fear not, listeners. Contrary to the impression created by his nickname, Aquilino Calzado González is not the even more irritating...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Apr/May/2015
Funky Pangolin
The Ghanaian guitarist Kyekyeku – pronounced Tche-tche-kou – formed the Ghanalogue Highlife project in Accra a decade or so ago, although his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023
Folk Singer Vol 1
So-called ‘folk revivals’ come and go as regularly as the seasons, for this is music that never dies or fades....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2014
From Granmaw and Me
These are the last recordings that the American singer and banjo player Hedy West ever made before she died in...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2018
Človek ni Zver
War never changes, so they say, and this collection of songs assembled around the theme of war and its victims...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2018
Wheels of the World
This English folk trio may be young (they're only in their early 20s) but they're already celebrating a decade of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2019
A Parulluccia
Alba emerged from the rebirth of Corsican music at the end of the 20th century, honouring the distinctive polyphony of...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: June/2018
All in Always
Most records represent a step forward, or sideways, away from their predecessors. With All in Always, Laura Cortese has made...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2017
