Reviews
Fortuna
For a band that makes the bold claim to being ‘the one and only’ Amsterdam Klezmer Band, the outfit has...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: July/2020
Sunda Country: The Art of the Gamelan Degung
Gamelan degung is one of the smaller types of gamelan ensembles. This disc, recorded between 1972 and 1973, features two...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: July/2016
Balkan Grooves
And so the Balkan train rolls on. Berlin label Eastblok – one of the first to the party with DJ...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Dick Spottswood & Tompkins Square Present 1925 Songs
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
1925 was a landmark year for US recording studios, marking the introduction of electronic microphones to replace the huge gramophone...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: July/2026
Éthiopiques 27: Centennial of the First Ethiopian Music Recordings
The latest volume in the É t h i o p i q u e s series presents a conundrum...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: March/2011
The Rough Guide to Ravi Shankar
To produce a compilation of Ravi Shankar must surely be one of the most daunting tasks, given the wealth of...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Finnish Folk Songs Vol 1
No one has done more in recent years for the jouhikko (the traditional Finnish bowed lyre) than Pekko Käppi. He...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2020
Something Blue
Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra
First, a caveat: Rob Heron and his sharp-as-nails orchestra hail from old Newcastle, the one on the River Tyne in...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
While I Sit and Watch This Tree Vol 2
Born in Romania, but now based in Scotland, Lizabett Russo is a singer-songwriter influenced by Western and Romanian traditional styles,...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2022
Ecorcha/Taillée
La Tène's latest album, Ecorcha/Taillée, is a two-track journey into the depths of the experimental avant-garde. The French-Swiss trio are...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2023
