Reviews
Postfolklor
As the album title suggests, Ponk, a Czech acoustic power trio of cimbalom, violin and double bass, take a powerfully...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: December/2016
Ein Etter Mor
Raabygg are an adventurous trio of musicians who explore the folk music of southern Norway and, in particular, some of...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: December/2019
Makan
Driss El Maloumi’s previous solo album L’Âme Dansée showed him to be one of the most promising oud (lute) players...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2014
Transatlântikèr
Kèr, meaning ‘heart’ in Réunionese Creole and ‘village’ or ‘home’ in Breton, leaves the translation of Transatlântikèr up to some...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: April/2021
Hidari Ude No Yume
While most famous around the world as a member of the groundbreaking group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ryuichi Sakamoto has been...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: January/2021
Utopia and Wasteland
No prizes for guessing to where the ‘utopia and wasteland’ of the title refers. It comes as no surprise that...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2018
Dindin
From the age of eight, Kimi Djabaté was forced to sing and play balafón at weddings and baptisms in Guinea-Bissau...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2023
Bichos
In recent years a diasporic Venezuelan sound has reverberated around the world, thanks to artists such as Family Atlantica, Betsayda...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2020
