Reviews
Jah Shaka Presents the Positive Message
The legendary and mysterious Jah Shaka has been the UK’s leading roots and culture sound-system operator since the early 70s,...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Tall Tales in Tiny Pieces
Tailcoat are my new favourite band. Tall Tales in Tiny Pieces is the debut album from this Danish/Swedish five-piece who...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2020
Mambas
Keyboardist Jean Baptiste FerrÉ was born in Paris, with a mixed French and Guadeloupian heritage. His studies spanned classical and...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Easy and Bold
The label Veteran specialises in English, Scottish and Irish traditional folk, with a focus on the source singers you might...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2013
Abandoned
Abandoned is a cross-section from Iran’s vibrant and impressively imaginative ‘alternative’ music scene. ‘Bayāt-E-Fārsi’ by Bamdad Afshar is an example...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2022
Direct-to-Disc Sessions
Islandman feat Okay Temiz and Muhlis Berberoğlu
As well as being a pioneer of Turkish folk-jazz who played with Don Cherry, percussionist Okay Temiz is revered for...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2023
Anyankofo
Total Hip Replacement’s Anyankofo – a Fante word meaning ‘Friends’ – is an album about just that. This is a warm,...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: June/2022
30: Happy Returns
To celebrate 30 years as a performing musician Kate Rusby has selected songs from her 18 previous albums and recorded...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2022
Roots to Rise (Live)
Caught live in the hallowed acoustics of Michigan's fabled The Ark in Ann Arbor, this album by Celtgrass pioneers We...
Reviewed by Michrel Quinn in issue: December/2019
The Four Pillars
This multimedia project first began to take shape when musician, composer, producer and arranger Mike Vass, formerly with Malinky and...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2019
