Reviews
Bande Italiane
Look at a map of southern Europe, think raucous brass bands and you’re probably drawn to the Balkans – Serbia...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Thul’ubheke
What can you say about a new Soul Brothers record? Over umpteen albums and more than 40 years, the two...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2010
Tulipunapalsami
Brelo | Sytyke | Vilma Timonen Quartet
The Finns are particularly good at reinventing their music and folk instruments – thanks largely to the work of the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Fickle Fortune
The opener, ‘The Two Sisters’, sets the scene for a rather sweet and graceful debut from the Scots-born singer, Robyn...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Pa’ki Pa’ka
Raised in Sweden and Australia and trained as a classical guitarist, Robert Svärd fell into flamenco from a distance, but...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2016
Stop the Parade
Sophie Solomon stages a tableau of Russian melodrama and sorrow for her welcome return to the studio after seven years....
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Voice + Vision: Songs of Resistance, Democracy and Peace
‘The Internationale’ was Topic Records’ first ever release, with the jollier ‘The Man that Waters the Workers’ Beer’ on the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Jorjuna
Drawing on this Breton band's travels throughout Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Jorjuna is named after a ten-beat rhythm...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: June/2017
